One of the greatest things about living in the south is that it is OK to eat biscuits with every meal! This recipe is Paula Dean's, but I've tweeked a little of course...
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 heaping tablespoons sugar (2 is a little too sweet for me, so I use only 1 -- so add sugar based on your sweet tooth!)
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes (I cook them in the microwave sometimes b/c that is quick, but steaming them produces the least "stringy" potatoes)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter
2 to 4 tablespoons milk (depending on the moisture of the potatoes)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate, large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes and butter. Add the flour mixture to the potato mixture and mix to make a soft dough. Then add milk a tablespoon at a time to mixture and continue to cut in. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and toss lightly until the outside of the dough looks smooth. Roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on a greased pan and coat tops with melted butter. Bake for about 15 minutes. (Watch your oven: If the biscuits are browning too fast, lower the temperature.)
I like to make a compound butter to put on top instead, by adding a little maple syrup and cinnamon or brown sugar in with the butter.
love you gals! rach
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