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bread, Eastern Shore, Maryland, Thanksgiving  /  November 22, 2015

Sweet Potato Dream Biscuits

by Jane

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Thanksgiving is fast approaching and what would it be without my Sweet Potato Dream Biscuits! These are perfectly sized for portion control or great for a Christmas party appetizer served with ham. I could not wait until Thursday, so my quest this afternoon was not to grade papers, but to create these and slather some Cranberry Orange Honey Butter on them!

I had already baked the sweet potatoes and they were in the refrigerator. About 3 medium sweet potatoes provided me with about 1 1/2 cups of goodness. Once mashed, they went back in to keep chilled.

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I whisked the flour, cinnamon, sugar and cardamom together and set it aside while grating the frozen butter! I love this trick of the trade! It’s quick  and the frozen flakes of butter are evenly dispersed within the flour. Place the bowl in the freezer for about 10 minutes.

 

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Once removed from the freezer, toss in the sweet potatoes, then add the buttermilk. Stir approximately 15 times until dough is releases from the sides of the bowl and very little flour remains.

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On a pastry mat, roll dough and fold 5 times in place of kneading with your hands. The dough must stay cold!

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Once it is at a 1/2″ thickness,(yes, I get out the ruler and measure), begin to cut your biscuits using a biscuit cutter of your choice. Dip cutter in flour between each cut.

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Place them close, but not touching on parchment paper. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes or longer if needed. You know the personality of your oven best.

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Sweet Potato Dream Biscuits

Prep time:  25 mins

Cook time:  12 mins

Total time:  37 mins

Serves: 48

Ingredients
  • 2¼ c. Self-Rising Flour (White Lily)
  • ¼ t. cinnamon
  • ⅛ t. ground cardamom
  • 2 T. Sugar in the Raw(turbinado sugar)
  • ½ c.(1 stick) frozen butter, grated
  • 1½ c. mashed sweet potatoes, about 3 medium
  • ½ c. buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, sugar and cardamom.
  2. Mash sweet potatoes and keep chilled in refrigerator until ready to use.
  3. Grate the stick of frozen butter. Place in freezer for about 5 minutes.
  4. Toss butter gently into flour mixture and place bowl in freezer for about 10 minutes.
  5. With a wooden spoon, incorporate the sweet potatoes. Pour on the buttermilk and stir until dough begins to release from the sides of the bowl, about 15 stirs.
  6. Dump dough onto floured surface. Roll dough out and fold over about 5 times. Do not knead dough with hands! The dough must stay cold!
  7. Finally, roll it to ½" thickness and cut with 1½" biscuit cutter.
  8. Re-roll scraps to 1//2" thickness and cut the remaining biscuits.
  9. Place close and barely touching on parchment paper.
  10. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes, longer if needed.
  11. Serve with Cranberry Orange Honey Butter... Perfect!
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8 comments

  • Peggi
    November 24, 2015

    Is there a recipe for the cranberry orange butter available? Sounds delish!

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    • Jane
      November 25, 2015

      I have added that link to the post or you can search for it on my blog. Thank you for inquiring about that 🙂 I had to make more since the last batch I made disappeared as quickly as the biscuits!

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  • Bethany
    November 25, 2015

    Can these be made in advanced and frozen?

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    • Jane
      November 25, 2015

      Thanks for the inquiry. I’m sure it’s fine. Just bring the frozen biscuits to room temperature prior to baking. If you try this let me know how they turned out! Happy baking!

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  • Bernice
    November 26, 2015

    Happy thanksgiving and thanks for sharing recipe.

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    • Jane
      November 26, 2015

      I hope you enjoy them! It’s always a pleasure to share good food!

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  • Sherri Williamson
    November 26, 2015

    These look exactly like the biscuits my Mom used to make when I was a teen. She never gave up her recipe though. After she died I had hoped to find her recipe, unfortunately it was never found. I plan to make these real soon, hopefully I’ll be able capture a fond childhood memory. 🙂

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    • Jane
      November 26, 2015

      Oh my gosh! <3 I hope they are at least close to what you remember. My grandmother was known in town for her cooking. Unfortunately, her handwritten cook books disappeared. I often pray for divine intervention when making gravy or when trying to duplicate her coconut cake. I have her applesauce cake down though!

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