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Ingredients Serves 16 biscuits
2 1/2 - 3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed, roasted yams
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup cold, sweet butter
*Do not use margarine or vegetable shortening.
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350°
1. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large, spacious mixing bowl.
2. Place the yams, brown sugar, ginger, and heavy cream into the bowl of your food processor or electric mixer and mix until smooth. Set aside.
3. Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to the flour mixture using a pastry blender or a fork. Work until resembles small, buttery kernels.
4. Fold the yam mixture into the flour and stir until you have a soft dough. Add extra flour if the dough is sticky.
5. Turn the dough onto a clean, floured, working surface and roll it out to a 5/8-inch thickness.
6. Take a 2 3/8-inch biscuit cutter and cut out the biscuits. Place them on a baking sheet, and bake for approximately 18-20 minutes or until cooked through.
7. Remove from the oven and brush with butter.
8. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack.
Preparation time: 20 minutes plus 18-20 minutes baking time.
Yam Biscuits
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Category: Recipes
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
Ingredients Serves 16 biscuits
2 1/2 - 3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed, roasted yams
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup cold, sweet butter
*Do not use margarine or vegetable shortening.
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350°
1. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large, spacious mixing bowl.
2. Place the yams, brown sugar, ginger, and heavy cream into the bowl of your food processor or electric mixer and mix until smooth. Set aside.
3. Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to the flour mixture using a pastry blender or a fork. Work until resembles small, buttery kernels.
4. Fold the yam mixture into the flour and stir until you have a soft dough. Add extra flour if the dough is sticky.
5. Turn the dough onto a clean, floured, working surface and roll it out to a 5/8-inch thickness.
6. Take a 2 3/8-inch biscuit cutter and cut out the biscuits. Place them on a baking sheet, and bake for approximately 18-20 minutes or until cooked through.
7. Remove from the oven and brush with butter.
8. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack.
Preparation time: 20 minutes plus 18-20 minutes baking time.
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