Sweet Potatoe Biscuits

Sweet potato biscuits—could anything sound more Southern? So yummy and slightly sweet!

Ingredients:

• 2 heaping tablespoons of sugar
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of butter
• 2-4 tablespoons milk (depending on the mositure of the potatos)
• 3/4 cup mashed cooked sweet potatos
• 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions:
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate, large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes and butter.
• Add the flour mixture to the potato mixture and mix to make a soft dough.
• Then add milk a tablespoon at a time to mixture and continue to cut in.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board and toss lightly until the outside of the dough looks smooth. Roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter.
• Place the biscuits on a greased pan and coat tops with melted butter. Bake for about 15 minutes. (Watch your oven: If the biscuits are browning too fast, lower the temperature.) Yield: 15-18 biscuits Preparation time:15 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ease of Preparation: easy L&S TOO pg. 133 Recipe courtesy Paula Deen