Measure flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and all spice and put into a mixing bowl. Cut
butter into small pieces. Add to the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Combine milk and yams and add mixture
to the mixing bowl. Add chopped pecans. With your hands, knead the mixture until it is one smooth mass of dough.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough to a ½ inch thickness on a floured surface. Cut the rolled out dough
with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Place on a buttered baking sheet. Leave 2 inches between biscuits. Bake at 450
degrees for approximately 10-15 minutes or until done. Biscuits will be lightly browned when done. Cool on a baking
rack. Makes 10-12 biscuits: 2-1/4 in |