Party Week and Sweet Potato Biscuits

I have decided to call this week "Party Week" here on Dinner Bells. My brother, grandma and I all three had birthdays in the month of September and there were family birthday parties for all of us so I have decided to spend the week sharing pictures and recipes from those parties!

My brother's birthday was on the 17th and my grandma's was on the 18th and although we usually celebrate their birthdays on different days, we had one big party for them this year. We had a dinner table for "Mammaw" and a dessert table for Luke. Basically two completely different parties in different rooms of the house... so fun! I'm going to start with Mammaw's party today because dinner comes before dessert! :)

My mom and I decided to do a black and white theme for Mammaw's party because she LOVES black and white... it's always been a huge joke in our family about black being her favorite color! Here are a few pictures, followed by the recipe for Sweet Potato Biscuits. During the course of the week, I will also share the recipe for a pesto that we served with an heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad and a delicious scalloped potato dish.

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Ingredients:

2 cups self rising flour

1/4 cup sugar

3 T. shortening

2 T. butter

1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potatoes (about 1 large sweet potato)

1/3 cup half-and-half

Directions:

Combine flour and sugar in a medium bowl; cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Add mashed sweet potato and half-and-half, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead dough 4 or 5 times. Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut with a 2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake biscuits at 400 degrees for 14-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Happy Monday!!

Come back tomorrow for more of "Party Week"! :)