Side Dish

Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread is for Side Dish.

Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread takes several minutes to prepare.

Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread takes 30 minutes to cook.

Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread are:

5 cups all pupose flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
.5 teaspoon all spice
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups roasted, mashed, and cooled sweet potatoes
1 cup heavy cream
.5 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Here is how you make Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread:

Preheat oven to 350F. In large bowl stir flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger and all spice. Add shortening and cut in with 2 knives until crumbly. Add the sweet potatoes and mix well with a wooden spoon. Add the cream and pecans and stir until moistened. Thurn the dough out onto lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough to 1.5 inches thick. Cut with a 2 inch floured biscuit cutter. Place buscuits 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or let cool on wire racks until room temperature.Makes 24 biscuits.Number of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BANDAID2.

The nutritional information for Thomas Jefferson's Sweet Potato Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 270.3

• Total Fat: 13.7 g
• Cholesterol: 13.6 mg
• Sodium: 232.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 3.5 g