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Recipe

Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Biscuits

  • Yield: About 2 dozen biscuits

Ingredients

  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • One and one-half teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • One-half teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening
  • 2 cups cooked, mashed and cooled sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • One-half cup coarsely chopped pecans

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • 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 one and one-half inches thick. Cut out with a 2-inch floured biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or let cool on a wire rack until room temperature.

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