sweet heat and country ham mini sammies

How To Make sweet heat and country ham mini sammies

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  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
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  Fry country ham slices a few minutes each side. Set aside to cool.
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  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.
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  For a breakfast/brunch treat , add a sunny-side-up quail egg to sammie !
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