Sweet Potato Biscuits And Gravy Food

SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Lightly oil or grease a 10-inch cast iron skillet, or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together self-rising flour and sugar.
• Use a pastry blender or two forks to cut in the cold butter until the mixture is crumbly and some pea-size pieces of butter remain.
• In a small bowl, whisk together mashed sweet potatoes and buttermilk. Stir the potato mixture into the flour mixture just until the dry ingredients are moistened. If the dough is too dry, add a little bit more buttermilk. If the dough is too sticky to work with, add a bit more flour.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Gently knead 4-6 times.
• Press dough to 1-inch thickness.
• Using a round biscuit cutter dipped in flour, cut out biscuits and arrange in the cast iron skillet. Roll out the scraps once, and cut additional biscuits if necessary. Do not continue rolling and cutting or you may end up with tough biscuits.
• Place the skillet in the freezer for 10-15 minutes so that the dough can chill while you preheat the oven.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Bake biscuits until golden brown and cooked through, about 15-20 minutes. Brush warm biscuits with melted butter and enjoy!

SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH SWEET POTATO BISCUITS, HAM STEAK AND RED-EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Make the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prick the surface of the potato with a fork, put the potato on a baking sheet and roast until it is soft and a paring knife easily slips into the center, about 1 hour. Cool briefly, then halve and scoop the flesh out from the skin (discard the skin) and into a small bowl. Mash the potato until smooth, then refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Whisk together the cold potato puree and the muscovado sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in the buttermilk.
• Whisk together the 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Sprinkle the cubed butter over the dry ingredients, and using your hands or a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles very coarse cornmeal with the largest pieces of butter about the size of a large pea. Stir in the sweet potato mixture and gently mix until a soft dough forms.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and pat it into a 1-inch-thick round. Using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, stamp out as many biscuits as you can. Gently press the scraps together and stamp out more biscuits. Place the biscuits about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet, then brush the tops with the cream and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush with the melted butter. Transfer to a bowl or basket and loosely cover with a kitchen towel to keep warm while you make the ham, gravy and eggs.
• Make the ham steak and red-eye gravy: Heat the oil in a large cast-iron pan over medium heat. Add the ham steak and cook on both sides until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the ham to a cutting board.
• Add the onion to the drippings in the pan and cook, stirring often, until slightly soft, about 1 minute. Add the brown sugar and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often for 1 minute. Stir in the flour and cook while stirring constantly for 1 minute. Slowly stir in the coffee, bring the gravy to a simmer, and cook, stirring, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the butter, then remove from the heat, taste and season with more salt and pepper if needed. Cover to keep warm while you make the eggs.
• Make the scrambled eggs: Beat the eggs until well combined in a large bowl. Season with some pepper. Melt the butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs and immediately start to stir with a wooden spoon or heatproof rubber spatula to form small curds. Once the eggs are barely set, add some salt and cook, stirring constantly, just until the eggs are set but still very soft and loose. Remove from the heat.
• Cut the ham into large chunks and divide among 4 plates. Top the ham with a scoop of eggs, gravy and a few cilantro sprigs. Add 2 biscuits to each plate and serve immediately.

SWEET POTATO BISCUITS AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• To make the sweet potato purée, pulse cooked or canned sweet potato in a food processor until smooth. I used canned sweet potato and it worked well.
• In a small bowl, whisk the sweet potato purée with the buttermilk. If you don't have buttermilk, use regular milk, subtracting 1 TBS, and adding 1 TBS white vinegar in its place. Let it sit on the counter for a few minutes before using.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl whisk the flour with the brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper. Sprinkle the grated butter over the dry ingredients.
• Using a pastry blender cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles very coarse crumbs, with some of the butter about the size of peas. Stir in the sweet potato mixture until a soft dough forms. Do not overwork the dough.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and pat it into a 1-inch-thick round. Using a 2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out as many biscuits as you can. I got six. Carefully press the scraps together and cut out more biscuits.
• Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 14 minutes, until golden brown. Brush with the melted butter and serve warm.
• Crumble four sausage links (remove from casing) in a hot pan over medium heat, breaking into small pieces. Cook until golden brown.
• Pour off any grease, retaining the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan and stir until melted.
• Sprinkle in 2 TBS flour and cook, stirring constantly for one minute, being careful not to brown the flour. Add the maple syrup and black pepper.
• Slowly pour 3/4 cups whole milk into the pan stirring constantly as the gravy thickens. Add two tablespoons heavy cream to the thickened gravy and stir to mix well.
• Taste the gravy and add salt and more pepper to taste. The amount of salt needed will depend on the salt in the sausage and butter. You might not need any additional salt.
• Remove the gravy from the heat and sprinkle in a few chopped chives or scallions. Serve piping hot over warm buttered biscuits.

CREAMED TURKEY WITH SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, cook sausage meat, breaking it into small crumbly pieces as it browns. Pour off any rendered fat. Add butter and diced onion and cook, stirring, until onion is softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle mixture with flour and stir to combine.
• Add milk 1/2 cup at a time, stirring vigilantly as the sauce thickens. Reduce heat if sauce is bubbling too rapidly. Whisk in gravy or broth and season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Fold in turkey meat and heat through. Keep warm.
• Make the biscuit dough: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Add butter and work it into the dry mixture with fingers until mixture resembles wet sand. Beat sweet potato and buttermilk together and stir into flour mixture. Mix briefly just enough to incorporate to make a soft dough.
• Transfer dough to a work surface and dust lightly with flour. Knead for 1 minute, then pat or roll dough to a 1 1/2-inch thickness. Use a floured biscuit cutter or water glass to cut 10 to 12 rounds from the dough. (Or simply use a sharp knife to cut dough into 2-inch squares or diamonds.) Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
• To serve, split a warm biscuit and spoon saucy turkey over it.

SWEET GRAVY

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and flour in a saucepan. Stir in the egg, then gradually mix in the milk until well blended. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. As soon as it boils and becomes thick, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and butter. Spoon over biscuits or toast and enjoy!