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Sweet Potato Biscuits

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. With cooking spray, lightly coat 2 large baking sheets. In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda. Make well in center of dry ingredients. In 1-qt. measure or bowl, whisk together sweet potatoes and butter. Scrape into well with buttermilk; stir with wooden spoon until very soft dough forms.

Turn out onto well-floured surface (dough will be quite wet). Flour top of dough. Pat into 1-inch thickness. Using floured 2½ inch biscuit or cookie cutter, cut out biscuits, re-flouring cutter between cuts. Transfer biscuits with spatula to prepared baking sheets. Gather dough scraps; pat out and cut out biscuits (total of 24).

Bake 22 minutes, until golden. Transfer biscuits to rack; let cool completely. (Biscuits can be frozen in large resealable freezer bag or container up to 1 month. To serve from freezer, preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange frozen biscuits on baking sheet. Bake 16 minutes or until hot and crusty).

(Makes 24 Biscuits).


Per Biscuit:
Calories 149
Fat 4g
Protein 3g
Carbohydrate 25g
Fiber 1g
Cholesterol 11mg
Sodium 360mg
Nonstick cooking spray
4 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
2 Tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups mashed leftover sweet potatoes
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1½ cups Friendship® Buttermilk