Sweet Potato Biscuits
- Recipe #1
- Into large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Using pastry blender or two knives, cut shortening into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
- Blend in sweet potatoes and spices.
- Add milk all at once and stir with fork until mixture comes together.
- Roll out on lightly floured surface to ½ inch thickness.
- Cut with biscuit cutter dipped in flour. Arrange on ungreased baking sheet
- Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes or until golden and puffed.
- Makes 18 biscuits.
- Recipe #2
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
- Cut butter into mixture using pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add sweet potatoes and half hand half; stir until mixture comes together.
- Transfer mixture to lightly floured board and knead about 30 seconds.
- Pat to about 1-inch thickness and cut into 2-inch circles using biscuit cutter.
- Arrange on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit about 15 minutes, until puffed and golden.
- Transfer to wire rack.
- Combine melted butter, parsley and garlic powder.
- Brush over hot biscuits.
- Serve biscuits warm.
- Makes 18 biscuits.