Sweet Potato Angel Biscuits
photo by linleypatrick
- Ready In:
- 1hr 2mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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7.5 dozen
ingredients
- 3 (21.26 g) envelope active dry yeast
- 177.44 ml warm water, 100 to 110 degrees
- 1774.42 ml all-purpose flour
- 14.79 ml baking powder
- 14.79 ml salt
- 354.88 ml sugar
- 354.88 ml shortening
- 709.77 ml canned mashed sweet potatoes
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.
Reviews
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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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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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