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Sweet Potato Biscuits

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of self-rising flour
  • 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg
  • ¼ cup of butter
  • 3 tablespoons of vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes about 1-2 sweet potatoes, depending on size
  • 6 tablespoons of milk
  • 2 tablespoons of butter melted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl.
  • Cut in the ¼ cup of butter and the shortening with a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture is crumbly.
  • Add mashed sweet potato and milk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
  • Sprinkle a bit of flour onto a flat surface.  Turn the dough out onto the floured surface and knead just a few times.  If the dough is sticking to the surface, add a bit more flour.
  • Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to ½ inch thickness, then cut with a biscuit cutter or the mouth of a round glass.  Add a bit of flour to the rolling pin or biscuit cutter when needed to keep the dough from sticking.
  • Place the biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet and brush with melted butter.
  • Bake for 12 minutes.  They don’t really brown on top, so check the bottom to make sure they are brown.  Brush with butter and serve hot.