Mashed Potato Biscuits
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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16 biscuits
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 3 tablespoons milk
directions
- In a large bowl mix with a fork the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- With a pastry blender cut in shortening and mashed potatoes until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in milk until mixture is moistened.
- Turn dough out on floured board and knead 6 to 8 times.
- Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter.
- Place on baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve warm with fresh butter or honey.
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Just made an improvised half-batch for my gf's breakfast and lunch side. No fat except canola oil so that was what I went with. Also, due to no leftover mashers, I went ahead and set my oven to 450f and baked a potato, also preheating it for the biscuits is how it worked. When i pulled the potato from the oven, I almost instantly mashed it, measured half a cup, and stuck it in the freezer to cool as much as possible(I was short on time and making a split-pea soup for the gf's lunch too). With the extra mashed potatoes I rushed a twice-baked potato stuffed with romano cheese, salt, and pepper to bake along side the biscuits. Anywho, not to get off-track, the biscuits are amazing and leaving me wishing I had just hustled a little more to make the full batch. Next time hah! Thank you for sharing this five-star knock out recipe. I can't wait to use actual leftover mashed potatoes spiced and flavored however to deliver virtually countless variations!
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I found this recipe last week and made them up with left over mashed potatoes from thankgiving. These were VERY GOOD! I like the flavor of potatoe rolls or bread a lot but I don't always have the time to let them rise twice and bake them. These are a quick and easy alternative that have a good flavor. I increased the milk just enough so I could drop them instead of rolling them out. Because of limited time. They went beautifully with the creamy cauliflower soup I made. And the leftover biscuits were just good cold as they are warm from the oven. As much searching as I do on the internet for recipes, I don't think I have ever come across any biscuit recipe like this. This one is a definite keeper.
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