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Sweet Potato Biscuits
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About This Recipe
| Yield: | makes 10 biscuits |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 30 minutes |
| Special equipment: | baking sheet |
| This recipe appears in: | Sunday Brunch: Sweet Potato Biscuits |
| Rated: |   |
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato
- 6 tablespoons melted butter, divided
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup milk
Procedures
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1
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 400°F.
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2
Combine sweet potato and 4 tablespoons melted butter in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix until combined. Pour dry ingredients over sweet potatoes and mix with a spoon until all the ingredients are incorporated.
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3
Pour milk over sweet potato mixture and mix until a dough forms. Roll dough out into a 3/4 inch thick rectangle and using a 2 1/2 inch round cutter cut our biscuits. Brush each biscuit with remaining butter and place on a baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake until biscuits are just beginning to brown, about 20 minutes. Serve warm with soft butter.
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