Sweet Potato Biscuits
Ingredients
1 C mashed sweet potato
2/3 C milk
4 T melted butter
1 1/4 C flour
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt
Procedure
Combine sweet potatoes, milk, and melted butter. Sift together they dry ingredients; add to wet mixture making a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface and knead lightly until it looks smooth. cut with a floured biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Special Notes
Betty Vanderkolk, Grand Rapids MI
I doubled this recipe and it was too wet of dough so I added more flour. This made a soft slightly sweet biscuit. Nice for a change from regular biscuits.
Paula Dean's recipe
1 1/4 C flour
2 T sugar
pinch salt
2 tsp baking powder
blend together
3/4 C sweet pot
1/2 stick of softened butter
then add to flour mixture
Add 1/4 C milk
Knead on floured surface cut into biscuit shape, brush tops with real butter. Bake 450 degrees for 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 heaping tablespoons sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter
- 2 to 4 tablespoons milk (depending on the moisture of the potatoes)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate, large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes and butter. Add the flour mixture to the potato mixture and mix to make a soft dough. Then add milk a tablespoon at a time to mixture and continue to cut in. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and toss lightly until the outside of the dough looks smooth. Roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on a greased pan and coat tops with melted butter. Bake for about 15 minutes. (Watch your oven: If the biscuits are browning too fast, lower the temperature.)