Sweet Potato Biscuits

Sydney Mike's Note:

This recipe is from the 1986 cookbook, From the Farmers' Market.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 12.0 biscuits

• 2 small sweet potatoes (about 12 ounces)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar , packed
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt , to taste
• 1 pinch ground pepper , to taste
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , cold, cut into pieces
• ¼ cup heavy cream (more or less)
• 1 egg , well geaten

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, then generously butter a baking sheet.
2. Wrap sweet potatoes in foil in a single package & bake until tender, about 1 hour, then remove from the oven, unwrap & set on a wire rack to cool somewhat. Raise oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
3. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel & mash them, so that you have 1 cup of puree.
4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, brown sugar, nutmeg & salt, then stir in the pepper before adding the butter. Cut in the butter, combining & mixing until coarsely crumbled.
5. Make a well in the center & add the cup of mashed sweet potatoes, stirring together gently with a fork, then stir in enough cream to make a sticky but manageable dough.
6. Transfer the dough to a floured surface & pat or roll to a thickness of 3/4 inch. Use a floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out rounds of the dough, & transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Re-roll the dough as necessary, until the dough is used up.
7. Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits with the beaten egg, then bake until the biscuits are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
8. Serve hot, with butter & ENJOY!

Reviews

[BLUE ROSE]

My DH loved this recipe!

Thanks to Best of 2011 Cookbook Official Game I found a great recipe for my DH.

[gailanng]

What?!? My 16 year old loving sweet potato biscuits?!? ...and all said with a twinkling of the Cheshire Cat look in my eyes. Made for PRMR.

[Cookgirl]

I appreciate that the biscuits don't contain too much sugar-most of the
sweetness naturally derived. Simple to make and the dough is beautiful. These biscuis would be perfect served with an autumn or Halloween-themed meal, especially stew or chili. I used organically grown local sweet potatoes, local cream and butter. The dough requires approximately 2-3 tablespoons of cream and I tried white pepper in place of black. Quality ingredients certainly make a difference in the end product. Reviewed for Best of 2010.