Sweet Potato Biscuits

These are delicious anytime, but most especially with Thanksgiving dinner. This is a recipe I hand wrote so many years ago I can't remember who gave it to me, but these sweet potato biscuits are very good.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 biscuits

Ingredients

• 1  cup sweet potato, cooked and mashed smooth
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2  cups flour
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3  tablespoons brown sugar
• 2⁄3 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 º.
2. With sweet potatoes in a large bowl, add butter a little at a time untl well blended.
3. Put flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cinnamon into a medium-sized bowl.
4. Stir brown sugar through a strainer into flour mixture.
5. Stir until blended.
6. Stir flour mixture into sweet potato mixture in 3 additions alternatively with buttermilk, just until well blended.
7. Form into a ball and sprinkle some flour on top.
8. Roll dough to 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thickness.
9. Cut with a 2-inch round cutter.
10. Bake on cookie sheet 15 to 20 minutes.