Zimbabwean Sweet Potato Biscuits is a traditional Zimbabwean recipe for a classic biscuit (cookie) made from a sweet potato and plain flour dough with sugar, honey and egg that's baked and glazed with a lemon juice, butter and icing sugar mix. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Zimbabwean version of: Zimbabwean Sweet Potato Biscuits.
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These are traditional Zimbabwean biscuits (cookies) made with sweet potatoes. My wife makes something similar with grated cassava which I'll add to the site soon.
Lemon Glaze:
1 tsp butter
2 tsp lemon juice
280g icing sugar
1 tbsp water
Method:
In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy then blend in the lemon zest, nutmeg, honey and the egg before folding-in the sweet potato.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a separate bowl then add to the butter mixture and mix thoroughly to combine. Drop rounded tablespoons of the mixture onto an ungreased baking tray then place in an oven pre-heated to 170°C (150°C/325°/Gas Mark 3) and bake for 7 minutes.
As the biscuits are baking form the glaze by mixing all the ingredients together in a non-reactive bowl with a wooden spoon. Combine until smooth, adding just enough water so that the mix is easy to spread.
Take the biscuits out of the oven, allow to cool a little then spread the glaze over the top and allow to cool completely before serving.
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