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sweet heat and country ham mini sammies

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Millie Johnson
Valley Head, AL

These little biscuit sandwiches are a prefect finger food at any gathering . I love them for brunch with a sunny side up quail egg ! Plus it looks pretty , too. I will try to get a picture on here asap... The guys ate all my biscuits before I could get a picture !

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sweet heat and country ham mini sammies

  • SAMMIES
  • 1 pkg
    country ham slices
  • 1 sm. jar
    jalapeno pepper jelly
  • 24 sm
    sweet potato biscuits (recipe follows)
  • BISCUITS
  • 2 c
    self rising flour
  • 2 md
    baked sweet potatoes, scooped and chilled
  • 1/2 - 2/3 c
    buttermilk
  • 1/4 c
    lard, chilled

How To Make sweet heat and country ham mini sammies

  • 1
    1 Preheat oven to 350*F. Prick sweet potatoes with fork and microwave on high 8-10 minutes or untill tender. Remove and cool a little. Cut in half, and with a spoon ,scoop out flesh. Chunk it up a little, but do not mash. You want good size chunks. Cool in fridge or freezer til cold. Also chill lard. 2 While potatoes are cooling ... In large bowl sift flour and cut in lard. (you want pea size pieces) Add in sweet potatoes and stir lightly with spatula. 3 Add buttermilk , a little at a time and fold together to make a soft dough. 4 Turn out onto lightly floured counter and knead about 6 or 7 times. Do not over knead . Roll out with rolling pin to about 1/2" thickness. 5 Cut out with a 2 1/4" cookie or biscuit cutter and place on sprayed baking sheet, not touching. 6 Bake 20 - 30 minutes
  • 2
    Fry country ham slices a few minutes each side. Set aside to cool.
  • 3
    Split biscuits . Cut country ham into smaller pieces. Put ham on biscuit and add a small dollop of jalapeno pepper jelly, then add biscuit top. Good served warm or room temp.
  • 4
    For a breakfast/brunch treat , add a sunny-side-up quail egg to sammie !
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