Sweet Potato Biscuits with Maple Bacon

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    9 biscuits (2-1/2 inch diameter)

  • Calories

    306 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    American

Sweet Potato Biscuits with Maple Bacon

Soft, mildly-flavored and speckled with crumbles of maple-lacquered bacon, these Sweet Potato Biscuits are a wonderful addition to any fall bread basket.To make these biscuits extra-special, serve warm with a schmear of maple butter (see notes).

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Ingredients

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  • 4 lices thick cut bacon
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1-1/2 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour , plus additional for rolling
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into small cubes and chilled
  • 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato , chilled
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk , shaken and chilled, plus 1 tablespoon for brushing biscuits*
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Instructions

Make the Maple Bacon

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place wire rack on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Lay bacon strips flat on the rack and bush with half of the maple syrup. Bake, 10 minutes. Remove from oven, flip bacon, and bush with remaining maple syrup. Continue baking about 10-12 minutes, until bacon is brown and crisp. Remove from oven, let cool, and chop or crumble. Chill until ready to use.

Make the Sweet Potato Biscuits

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Add chilled butter cubes. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut butter into dry ingredients until pea-sized pieces of butter remain. Stir in crumbled bacon.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together mashed sweet potato and buttermilk. Pour into center of butter and flour mixture, tossing with a fork just to combine (mixture will look dry and scraggly---resist the urge to add more buttermilk!). Turn dough out onto a lightly-floured board, and gently knead, about 5 times, until dough comes together (for tender biscuits, do not overwork dough).
  4. With a lightly-floured rolling pin, or your hands, gently roll or pat dough into a rectangle, about 3/4-inch thick. Fold the dough in thirds, as if folding a business letter. Turn the dough 90-degrees and repeat the rolling and folding process.
  5. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle. Using a 2-1/2 inch round biscuit cutter that has been lightly dipped in flour, cut biscuits by pressing down firmly in a single motion. Do not twist biscuit cutter, as this will affect the dough's ability to rise and form layers. One swift motion down and up is all you need. Space cuts as close together as possible. Gently press dough scraps together and continue cutting biscuits.** Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Chill 10 minutes. Lightly brush tops of dough rounds with reserved buttermilk.
  6. Bake 15-18 minutes, until biscuits have risen and are a light golden brown. Remove from oven, let biscuits stand about 3 minutes, and transfer to wire racks to cool. Serve just slightly warm or at room temperature.

Notes

  • *I use whole buttermilk, which I find in the organic or farm-fresh section of my grocery store's dairy aisle.
  • **Re-rolled scraps will not rise as high or be as tender as your first batch, so it's important to get as many biscuits out of the first cutting as possible.
  • To Make Maple Butter for serving: Stir together 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter and 2-3 tablespoons of maple syrup, to taste.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 306kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 32mg (11%) Sodium 453mg (19%) Potassium 374mg (11%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 6240IU (125%) Vitamin C 6.1mg (7%) Calcium 97mg (10%) Iron 1.1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9biscuits (2-1/2 inch diameter)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 306 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 306kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 36g 12%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 32mg 11%
Sodium 453mg 19%
Potassium 374mg 8%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 6240IU 125%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 7%
Calcium 97mg 10%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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