Sweet Potato Biscuits

Name: Sweet Potato Biscuits
Yield: Makes 1 Dozen
Ingredients: Large pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 2 teaspoons packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 sweet potatoes (10 to 12 ounces total), baked (A Perfect Baked Potato); 1 large egg, well beaten; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces Milk, as needed

Preparation info

Makes
1 Dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Get in There and Cook

By Richard Sax

Published 1997

About

The sweet potatoes keep these golden biscuits moist and flavorful.

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes (10 to 12 ounces total), baked (A Perfect Baked Potato)
2

Breakfast
Bread
Vegetarian
Brunch

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F. When the baked sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and mash in a medium bowl with a potato masher or ricer. Measure 1 cup of the mashed sweet potatoes and set aside; save the remainder for other uses.
Sift the flou