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Ingredients

• 3 cups self rising flour very cold
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 large sweet potato cooked and pureed or mashed very cold
• 3/4 cup buttermilk, very cold
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine very cold
• 1 tablespoon melted butter (for top of biscuits)

Instructions

• preheat oven between 375 -400 degress f depending on oven used

• make sure all ingredients are very cold to avoid getting a tough biscuit
• in a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar and cut in the butter until a crumbly texture is achieved. set aside until ready to use
• in another bowl add potato and and butter milk and mix until combined
• add wet to dry ingredients and fold gently but quickly. should be sticky and crumbly
• pour unto a lightly floured countertop and gently mix adding flour as needed, to form a dough. give fold (about 3-4). using a rolling pin, roll out to desired thickness and using a cookie cutter, cut into biscuit shapes. place in a cake pan or baking dish.
• allow to chill in fridge if oven is still preheating. bake for 15-20 minutes or until nice and golden brown
• once baked, brush melted butter all over the tops of the biscuits and allow to cool
• serve with jam of choice
• enjoy!

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• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 11/4 cups water warm
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

• using 1 cup of water soak oats for about 25-30 minutes
• preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• in a mixer, add in soaked oats, flours, sugar, salt and yeast. on low speed, mix until combined. slowly add in olive oil and the remaining warm water
• knead for about 8 minutes until a smooth sticky dough is formed. place dough in a lightly greased bowl and place in a warm area of your kitchen to double in size
• once doubled in size, punch down the middle and return to mixer to knead for a further 3 minutes. place on lightly floured countertop and form into breads. place into to lightly greased loaf pans and allow to sit for another 45 minutes to raise for a second time.
• place in preheated oven and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes. remove and place on rack to cool completely.
• serve with any side of choice
• enjoy!

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For the bread

• 4 cups flour
• 2/3 cups warm milk
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 3/4-1 cup sugar
• 1/2 – 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 eggs

For the Cheese Paste

• 1/4 lb regular cheddar cheese
• 1 garlic clove grated (garlic powder can be used as well)
• 1/2 of a medium sized onion grated (onion powder can be used 1 teaspoon)
• 2 tablespoon mustard
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 2 tablespoons butter/margarine

Instructions

For the bread

• preheat oven at 350 degrees F
• to a mixing bowl, add 3 cups flour and reserve 1 cup for the kneading process, sugar, yeast and salt. mix well. make a well in the middle of dry mixture. next add in warm milk, melted butter and eggs. mix until well combined (dough would be sticky). place dough on floured counter top and knead until smooth add the reserved flour a little at a time.
• once dough is formed, place in a lightly greased bowl and allow to double in size in a warm area. once risen, punch to release air bubbles and gas and form into bread. place in a greased bread loaf pan. allow to rise. once risen, brush the top with some melted butter and place in preheated oven to bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• once baked remove from oven and brush the top of the bread with melted butter or olive oil (helps to keep the bread nice and moist). remove from pan after 5 minutes place on cooling and allow to cool complete before cutting.

For the paste

• grate cheese and add in grated onion, garlic, mayonnaise, butter, mustard and cayenne pepper. mix until well combined and the paste is smooth. serve with bread
• enjoy!

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