Sweet potato biscuits
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Sweet potato biscuits
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These sweet potato biscuits are a lovely variation on the classic, with a light, soft texture and delicious flavor.
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Ingredients
- ⅔ cup sweet potato puree from a medium sweet potato, see notes
- 1 cup all purpose flour plain flour
- ½ tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter (4tbsp is ½ stick)
- ¼ cup milk (or can use buttermilk)
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Instructions
- However you have cooked the sweet potato, allow it to cool, remove the skin and mash the flesh. Try to avoid having any stringy fibers in there. Measure out quantity needed after removing skin etc.
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C and prepare a baking sheet/tray - you can line if you like but it's not strictly needed.
- Place the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and stir together to mix. Cut the butter into chunks (roughly half tablespoon pieces, around 1cm cubes/short sticks) and add to the flour mixture. Toss the pieces of butter in the flour then rub them in with your finger tips - press the pieces of butter to flatten them, get them coated in flour again and press again. You should end up with a rough crumb mixture - some lumps are fine and you don't want to overmix and end up with a fine sand/gooey mixture.
- Mix the milk into the sweet potato puree so well combined. You can add part at a time if easier. Then add this more liquid sweet potato puree to the butter and flour mixture and mix in. It may not all come together at first, but after mixing briefly, use your hands to toss and bring together.
- Tip the mixture onto a floured surface and add in any bits that may still be in the bowl. Pat out the dough with floured hands, pressing together into a lump then flatten into a rectangle. Fold one half over on top of the other. Flatten slightly and fold again, then repeat one more time (so you fold three times - you can do one or two more if you like) Flatten out again slightly to give you a layer around ¾-1 inch /(2-2.5cm) thick.
- Cut out circles with a cutter or glass, trying not to twist as you cut, and place the circles on the prepared baking sheet. Bring together scraps of dough, trying to handle as little as possible, and cut additional circles form the remaining dough. Alternatively, you can simply cut squares from the overall piece of dough.
- Bake for around 12-15 minutes until risen and lightly brown. After they've been out of the oven a minute, cool on a cooling rack or even better, enjoy warm.
Notes
- You can cook the sweet potato as you prefer - steam chunks, cook whole in the microwave or my preferred method is to bake in the oven. You can do this ahead of time and store in the fridge for a couple days, so you can take advantage if you are using the oven for something else.
- I've made these with added herbs and/or some grated cheese as well, just for variety, though less traditional - if you add a little cheese such as parmesan, reduce the salt a little as otherwise they may be too salty.
- You can also lightly sweeten these if you like eg around 1tbsp/15ml per recipe quantity. However given sweet potato is slightly sweet, I don't feel it's needed.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
180kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
214mg
(9%)
Potassium
293mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
6318IU
(126%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 180 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 180kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 214mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 293mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 6318IU | 126% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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