SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

One summer morning, while I was visiting 

the Divine Miss M in Atlanta,

we drove about 1 1/2 hours to have

lunch in the small town of Social Circle

to dine at The Blue Willow Inn.

We thought we surely had taken a wrong turn

as we were in the middle of the countryside in Georgia

with nothing in sight.....but...then....

there it was....that quaint little southern town 

known as Social Circle!

Signs along the road saying..

"This way to The Blue Willow Inn."

She's quite a beauty isn't she?

This is true old south!

Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind,

dined at The Blue Willow.So did Lewis Grizzard! 

Lewis Grizzard (of whom we were faithful followers)
was a Southern humorist and journalist.

He dined on fried chicken, hot cornbread, sweet potato souffle,

Lima beans, squash casserole, green beans, rice and 

ten slices of fried green tomatoes!

The next day he wrote a rave review

in his column in the

Atlanta Journal-Constitution!

Once you find a seat, they will place a big glass of cold lemonade in front of you!

Then it's time to graze the buffet! 

You simply must save room for the dessert table......

It's so very special that places like The Blue Willow Inn

still exist serving the authentic southern recipes

of our grandparents! 

These biscuits, which are only slightly sweet, make a fantastic companion for pork chops or ham. Serve them HOT from the oven so that when the biscuit is split, the butter melts right into them!

SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

~Blue Willow Inn

2 cups flour

1 t. salt

1 t. baking soda

1 T. sugar

1/3 cup butter

1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato

3/4 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda and sugar. Cut in the cold butter and then add the cooked sweet potato and buttermilk. This will make a stiff dough.  Toss the dough onto a floured board and knead lightly. Roll out the dough to 1/2 inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake until golden brown about 12-15 minutes.