Sweet Potato Angel Biscuits

"This recipe is from Southern Living's 1993 Hall of Fame. It makes a huge batch of biscuits, but you can store the unbaked biscuits in the freezer up to a month."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 2mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
7 1/2 dozen
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine yeast and 3/4 cup warm water in a 2 cup liquid measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.
  • Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients in a bowl.
  • Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
  • Stir in yeast mixture and mashe sweet potatoes just until blended.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
  • Place dough in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease top.
  • Cover and chill 8 hours, if desired.
  • Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut with a 2 inch round cutter. Freeze up to 1 month, if desired.
  • Thaw biscuits; place on ungreased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place 20 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
  • Bake at 400 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Questions & Replies

  1. How can I cut this recipe in half? What would be differing measurements for 3.5 dozen biscuits versus 7 dozen?
     
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Reviews

  1. I have made these several time in the past, usually preparing them smaller to serve with pork tenderloin as a hearty appetizer. Yesterday (Thanksgiving) I made them jumbo size and substituted fresh pumpkin puree for the sweet potato puree. They were so good; everyone raved about them. When I have made yeast rolls in the past, they usually turn out too dense. But these are very light and resemble the yeast rolls served in several chain restaurants.<br/><br/>This recipe makes A LOT! I think I baked about 50 x-large biscuits out of the dough. You could easily half the recipe and still have plenty for a dinner party.
     
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  1. I have made these several time in the past, usually preparing them smaller to serve with pork tenderloin as a hearty appetizer. Yesterday (Thanksgiving) I made them jumbo size and substituted fresh pumpkin puree for the sweet potato puree. They were so good; everyone raved about them. When I have made yeast rolls in the past, they usually turn out too dense. But these are very light and resemble the yeast rolls served in several chain restaurants.<br/><br/>This recipe makes A LOT! I think I baked about 50 x-large biscuits out of the dough. You could easily half the recipe and still have plenty for a dinner party.
     

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