Sweet Potato Biscuits
These tender, delicious Sweet Potato Biscuits are perfect for the holiday season. This recipe takes a traditional biscuit recipe and adds sweet potato for added flavor, color and tenderness. Serve these biscuits with your holiday ham or turkey for the perfect meal!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup cold buttermilk
- 1 cup cooked and cooled mashed sweet potato
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar to a food processor with the blade attachment. Pulse a couple times to combine the dry ingredients.Add in butter and pulse a few more times until the butter has mixed with the flour. The mixture should resemble small pebbles.
- Add in the buttermilk and the mashed sweet potato and pulse a couple times to combine. Make sure not to overmix.
- Working with floured hands transfer the biscuit dough to a lightly floured surface. Sprinkle a bit of flour on top and knead dough 2 or 3 times to make it come together folding it in on itself.Pat dough into a 3/4 inch tall round disc. Using a biscuit cutter or glass cut out 12 biscuits. Make sure to reform the scrapes into another mound and cut those out as well.
- Transfer biscuits to a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and fully cooked.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 215mgPotassium: 249mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4676IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg