Garnet Gal’s Coffee Shop owner shares her favorite fall recipe
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Garnet Gal’s opened in Buckhead’s Lenox Village shopping center in April. The organic eatery has the usual cafe fixings from coffee drinks made with Counter Culture beans to loaded, healthy-ish sandwiches. But the real draw is the pastries made with house-milled flour. You may not be able to mill your own flour like owner Pat Azogu, but you can recreate her heavenly sweet potato biscuits. They are a standout on the menu and sure to warm you up on chilly autumn days.
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Yields about 12
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 tablespoons raw cane sugar
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup cold unsalted butter
1 cup cooked mashed sweet potato
(from about 1 large sweet potato)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon honey, plus more for serving
¼ cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Use a pastry cutter to cut the cold butter and the mashed sweet potato into the flour mixture. Add the vanilla, honey and buttermilk until just combined.
Use a medium ice cream scoop to scoop the dough onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom and around the edges. Drizzle with a little honey to serve.
Garnet Gal’s Coffee Shop
2770 Lenox Road N.E.
Atlanta 30324
404.748.4027
garnetgalscoffeeshop.com