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Yield: Makes 3 dozen 2-inch or 5 dozen 1 1/2-inch biscuits

Ingredients

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6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus 2 tablespoons, melted

One 1-by-2-inch strip orange rind

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for patting out

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons light-brown sugar

Generous pinch ground ginger

1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest

1 cup well-cooked and mashed sweet potato (1 medium)

2/3 cup buttermilk

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Salli LaGrone’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 3 dozen 2-inch or 5 dozen 1 1/2-inch biscuits

Salli LaGrone’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

Salli LaGrone’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

Salli LaGrone’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 3 dozen 2-inch or 5 dozen 1 1/2-inch biscuits

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 3 dozen 2-inch or 5 dozen 1 1/2-inch biscuits

Yield: Makes 3 dozen 2-inch or 5 dozen 1 1/2-inch biscuits

Makes 3 dozen 2-inch or 5 dozen 1 1/2-inch biscuits

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus 2 tablespoons, melted
  • One 1-by-2-inch strip orange rind
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for patting out
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons light-brown sugar
  • Generous pinch ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
  • 1 cup well-cooked and mashed sweet potato (1 medium)
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat. In a small bowl, combine melted butter and strip of orange rind; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, ginger, and grated zest. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut chilled butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal.

Make a well in the center, and add sweet potato. Using a fork, stir in the sweet potato. Add buttermilk, and stir just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix.

Lightly dust dough with flour. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently six to eight times.

On a clean work surface, pat out the dough to a 1/2-inch thickness. Using a floured 1 1/2-inch or 2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out the biscuits as close together as possible. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. The scraps may be patted out again once more. Prick the tops of each biscuit a few times. Brush the tops with the reserved orange-flavored butter. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes for the small biscuits and 20 to 25 minutes for the large biscuits.

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Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 5 stars

12/17/2017

                My grandson is allergic to dairy, so I substitute shortening for the butter and coconut milk for the buttermilk...It doesn't sound appetizing, but he loved them! With the butter and buttermilk, everyone else loved them too. Made them for a wedding reception with a country/harvest theme. With the ham, roasted veggies, and biscuits, people were so amazed!  No leftovers, and lots of recipe requests.
                I am not a southerner but found them terrific.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

11/19/2008

                As a southerner, I was a bit disappointed with these biscuits. Although they were tasty with the orange peel, they did not rise like I would have liked. I know sweet potato biscuits are more difficult because the dough is heavier with the potato, but I just wish they were a little fluffier. However, they were tender and tasty, particularly with ham and the scallion cream cheese I made.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

11/19/2008

                As a southerner, I was a bit disappointed by these biscuits. They had a very nice flavor with the orange peel, but they did not rise like I would have liked. I know sweet potato biscuits are more difficult because the potato makes the dough heavier, but I expected them to be fluffier than they were. However, they were very tender and tasty, particularly with scallion cream cheese and ham. Maybe next time I will use yeast to help them rise.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 5 stars

12/17/2017

                My grandson is allergic to dairy, so I substitute shortening for the butter and coconut milk for the buttermilk...It doesn't sound appetizing, but he loved them! With the butter and buttermilk, everyone else loved them too. Made them for a wedding reception with a country/harvest theme. With the ham, roasted veggies, and biscuits, people were so amazed!  No leftovers, and lots of recipe requests.
                I am not a southerner but found them terrific.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated

11/19/2008

                As a southerner, I was a bit disappointed with these biscuits. Although they were tasty with the orange peel, they did not rise like I would have liked. I know sweet potato biscuits are more difficult because the dough is heavier with the potato, but I just wish they were a little fluffier. However, they were tender and tasty, particularly with ham and the scallion cream cheese I made.

Rating: Unrated

                As a southerner, I was a bit disappointed by these biscuits. They had a very nice flavor with the orange peel, but they did not rise like I would have liked. I know sweet potato biscuits are more difficult because the potato makes the dough heavier, but I expected them to be fluffier than they were. However, they were very tender and tasty, particularly with scallion cream cheese and ham. Maybe next time I will use yeast to help them rise.

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