Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Biscuits
Source of Recipe
BBR
Recipe Introduction
Posted by: BarbNY I had these at City Tavern in Philly and bought the cookbook because they were soooooo good. This is the blurb on them from the book: were adapted from Thomas Jefferson's food writings; unsurprisingly, they include one of Thomas Jefferson's favorite ingredients, pecans
List of Ingredients
Makes about 2 dozen.
5 cups all purpose flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups roasted, mashed and cooled sweet potatoes
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger and allspice. Add the shortening and cut in with 2 knives until crumbly. Add the sweet potatoes and mix well with a wooden spoon. Add the cream and pecans and stir just until moistened. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough to 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut out with a 2 inch floured biscuit cutter. Place biscuits 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve warm, eat and enjoy!!!
This dough freezes very well and lasts up to three months in freezer.
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