Biscuits ( homestyle sweet potato )
24 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2½ | cup | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | cup | Butter or margarine - softened |
| ¼ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Sweet potatoes - cooked, mashed |
| 5 | tablespoons | Buttermilk |
Directions
Recipe by: Sue Klapper - KCXJ08A Preparation Time: 0:15 Preheat oven to 450. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter and shortening until well blended. Add sweet potatoes and enough buttermilk to make a soft dough. Lightly knead dough about 20 times. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to ½ inch thickness. Use a 2 inch biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet, 12 to 15 minutes or until biscuits are light golden brown.
Serve warm.
Yield: aobut 2 dozen biscuits.
Source: Leisure Arts The Spirit of Christmas Book 8