TWD Sweet Potato Biscuits

For this week's Tuesday with Dorie, Erin of Prudence Pennywise chose the Sweet Potato Biscuit recipe.  I was really excited to make this week's recipe as I've never made biscuits and I love a good sweet potato.  This is definitely a recipe I will make again.

I think I put a little more than 1 teaspoon of grated nutmeg.  =)  I actually put even more in later.  I love nutmeg with sweet potato and the canned puree I used just didn't have enough flavor.

I think next time I may have to use whole sweet potatoes (or just doctor up the biscuit a bit).

"Rolling out the dough was real simple - love that!"

This biscuit has fall written all over it.  Its good plain but even better warm with a little butter. 

My biscuits didn't rise, but I didn't really mind. The flavor was nice and the biscuit was soft.

Don't forget to visit Prudence Pennywise and the rest of TWD bakers to see their versions of Dorie Greenspan's Sweet Potato Biscuits.

Tues..er..Thursdays with Dorie

I know that I'm 2 days late, but these muffins were so good, I had to share them with you.    This week's recipe was for Allspice Crumb Muffins.  If you are like me, allspice isn't sitting pretty in your spice rack.  Let me suggest that you add it to this week's grocery list. What I LOVED about these muffins:

(1)  They are sweet enough for dessert but not too sweet to eat as breakfast
(2)  The possibilities - I could see myself adding apples or bananas or nuts to this muffin - YUM
(3)  Quick and easy - so quick, I forgot to take pictures of the process

Does the oven count?

(4)  Allspice - seriously brown sugar never tasted so good and I think its because of the allspice (but I'm no Alton Brown so don't quote me)

These were great!  Seriously - this is one recipe you will definitely want to keep. 

My tops weren't so crumby.  I think I mixed the streusel a little too much.  But I liked how the topping melted into the muffin.

This week's recipe was chosen by Kayte of Grandma's Kitchen Table.  How much do you love that blog name?  Visit her site and then see how other TWD bakers fared.

TWD Cottage Cheese Pufflets

Okay for my two readers, I'm sorry I haven't posted.  I've actually been... baking!  I have baked a TON in the past two weeks and have the photos to prove it but I left my camera cord at a friends house so I cannot get those pictures from my camera to you. But as soon as I do, I'll post like crazy.

One of the many things I baked during the last two weeks is Dorie Greenspan's Cottage Cheese Pufflets.  In short, I really liked these!  They are definitely on my things to make whenever I finally decide to have my friends over for brunch.  They are little puff pastries with a slight kick with a hint of sweetness being added by the jam.  For the jam I used Sarabeth's Strawberry Raspberry Jam.  I heart Sarabeth's jams.  They have two restaurants in NYC and I love having brunch partly for their biscuits and jam.  If they don't offer Sarabeth's in your grocery store.  Buy it on-line.  My favorite is Strawberry Peach. 

These pufflets are actually super quick to make.  Well okay if you want them to look pretty, they may take a little time because the dough is super sticky.  But I have no patience and care more about how food tastes than how it looks so I put those bad boys in the oven even though I could clearly see jam hanging out the sides.  Note:  If you see jam hanging out the sides of your pufflets, BEFORE you put them in the oven, your pufflets are most likely NOT sealed and may (WILL) open in the oven.  Oh wells - my memories of these lovelies is how they taste.

In the future, I will probably add more cottage cheese to the recipe as I wanted a tangy taste to contrast with the sweetness of the jam.  This week's Tuesdays with Dorie was chosen by Jacque of Daisy Lane Cakes.  Please visit her blog and then see how other bakers fared.

Update:  I halved this recipe so the puflets went quickly.  Here is a picture (note - not as pretty as my fellow bakers.  I'll definitely make these again!)