The biscuits turned out beautifully. I enhanced the recipe with vanilla paste, fresh grated nutmeg, cinnamon and a little heavy cream. I used my food processor to mix the dough and it worked well. I know I kind of changed the cooking light intent of the biscuits. The biscuits were fluffy, tasted wonderful and I can't wait to make another batch to again share with my family and neighbors.
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Becky Luigart-Stayner
Cutting in the butter makes for flaky, delicate biscuits. Be sure to stop cutting in the butter while there are still pebble-sized pieces. If you work it longer, the sweet potato biscuits will be tough.
Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 biscuit)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 124
- Calories from fat: 27%
- Fat: 3.7g
- Saturated fat: 2.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Protein: 2.3g
- Carbohydrate: 20.1g
- Fiber: 1.3g
- Cholesterol: 9.5mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 173mg
- Calcium: 47mg
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup pureed cooked sweet potatoes, cooled
- 1/3 cup fat-free milk
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine sweet potato and milk in a small bowl; add potato mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 5 times. Roll dough to a 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter into 10 biscuits. Place biscuits on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Gather remaining dough. Roll to a 3/4-inch thickness. Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter into 6 biscuits. Place the biscuits on prepared baking sheet. Discard any remaining scraps.
- Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan; cool 5 minutes on wire racks. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Sweet Potato Biscuits Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Breads, Breakfast/Brunch
- CONVENIENCE: Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead, Portable/Picnic
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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