Sweet Potato Biscuits
A short but sweet post. Mix all the below dry ingredients and then cut in shortening until it is crumbly. Mix egg, sweet potato and milk together and add all together, to the dry ingredients. Stir until dough clings together and then knead gently, 10-12 times on a lightly floured board. Roll or pat the dough to a 1/2 inch thickness and use a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter to cut 8 biscuits. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
When I made these biscuits, I had to add a little extra flour, because the dough was pretty sticky. I also made them thinner than recommended at 1/4 inch (oops) and I didn't have a large biscuit cutter. It turned out kinda nice though. I had 12 smaller, thinner, more "fun sized" biscuits. They tasted really good and I was happy with them.
The recipe comes from The Better Homes & Gardens "All Time Favorite Recipes" published in 1979.
Ingredients:
1 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Shortening
1 Beaten Egg
1/2 Cup Mashed Cooked Sweet Potato
2 Tablespoons Milk
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| Better Homes & Gardens - All-Time Favorite Recipes |
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| The biscuits (It's bad lighting; they were as yellow as they look here). |
