Sweet Heat and Country Ham Mini Sammies
By
Millie Johnson
@BISCUITMAKR
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Ingredients
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SAMMIES
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1 pkgcountry ham slices
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1 sm. jar(s)jalapeno pepper jelly
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24 smallsweet potato biscuits (recipe follows)
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BISCUITS
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2 cself rising flour
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2 mediumbaked sweet potatoes, scooped and chilled
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1/2 - 2/3 cbuttermilk
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1/4 clard, chilled
How to Make Sweet Heat and Country Ham Mini Sammies
- 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 - Fry country ham slices a few minutes each side. Set aside to cool.
- 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. - For a breakfast/brunch treat , add a sunny-side-up quail egg to sammie !