Sweet Potato Biscuit
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
Makes about 1 dozen biscuits
List of Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into pieces
1 cup cooked, peeled, mashed, and cooled sweet potato
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Recipe
1. Preheat oven to 350¢ªF. Grease a baking sheet and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar,
baking
powder, spices, and salt. Add the butter and cut it in till the mixture is crumbly. Add the sweet potato and stir till well
blended. Add the cream and pecans and stir till the dough is just
moist.
3. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface, roll out 1 1/2 inches
thick,
and cut out rounds with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Roll the scraps
together
and cut out more rounds.
4. Arrange the rounds on the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart
and
bake in center of the oven till golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve
warm
or let cool on a wire rack
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