I'm off to enjoy some crab cakes, won't be back until late in the week. I wanted to get this post up first, though. I've been eye-balling many recipes for sweet potato biscuits, not sure why. Maybe that pretty bright-orange color, or the fact thatI had some sweet potatoes that weren't getting any younger...
At any rate, I'm glad I gave these suckers a shot. They were soft and buttery, with a faint hint of heat from the cayenne. I was dying to make little biscuit and ham sandwiches with them the next day (with a nice spicy tangy mustard as Orangette suggests? Mmmmm) but alas, that didn't ever happen as I forgot to buy ham. Oopie. Ah well, that's a good excuse to make them again ;) They were quite good as a side to a regular weekday meal that's for sure!
Sweet Potato Biscuits
(from Food & Wine magazine, Nov. 2005)
Ingredients:
1 lb. sweet potatoes, scrubbed
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
3 Tbsp. light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 stick cold unsalted butter, diced
1/3 c. whole milk
1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon heavy cream
30 small sturdy herb sprigs, such as sage, thyme and rosemary
Preheat the oven to 400°. Pierce the sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Set the potatoes on a cookie sheet and bake for 1 hour, or until tender. Let cool slightly. Using a spoon, scoop the potato flesh from the skins into a bowl and mash with a fork; you should have 1 1/2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes. Refrigerate until chilled.
In a large bowl, mix the 2 1/2 cups of flour with the brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender. In a small bowl, mix the sweet potatoes with the milk. Add to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until all of the flour is incorporated; the dough will be quite sticky. Refrigerate the dough for at least 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 425 F. On a well-floured work surface, pat out the dough until it is 1/2-inch thick. Using a floured 2-inch round or fluted cutter, stamp out as many biscuits as you can and transfer them to a parchment paperlined baking sheet. Re-roll the scraps and stamp out more biscuits. Brush the tops of the biscuits with the egg wash and press a small herb sprig into each one. Bake the biscuits for about 20 minutes, or until golden. Serve warm or at room temperature.
7 comments:
Those sounds incredible...but the fresh herbs on top...that brings them over the top!! I need to get my sweet potato fix now!!
I must say, the idea of biscuit sandwiches sounds terrific. It makes me hungry just thinking about them! Lovely biscuits!
Crazy! I was just at the market, eyeing the sweet potatoes, wondering what wonderful thing I could do with them! These look terrific! Lovely pics, too..
These sound wonderful. I just might have to make these for Easter, or maybe for the Easter leftovers!
Have a safe trim Nemmie! These biscuits remind me of my grandma. She used to make them for my Dad every time he'd come visit. They are his favorite. I personally don't like sweet potato anything but they do make me miss Grandma.
Those look delicious!
Hmm, I've got some aging sweet potatoes, too. These lovely biscuits would be a perfect way to use them up.
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