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Sweet potato buttermilk biscuit on a white & rose print plate infront of a cast iron skillet full of biscuits
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Sweet Potato Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups self rising flour
  • 1/4 Cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 Cup buttermilk
  • 1 Heaping cup Cooked & mashed sweet potatoes
  • 1-2 Tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 500 degrees.
  • Using your fingers, work the shortening in with the flour in a large bowl until the flour appears crumbly, about the size of little peas. Stir in the buttermilk, mashed sweet potatoes, & cinnamon with a wooden spoon.
  • Lightly dust your countertop with a little flour.
    Now, here is when the pizza cutter comes in! Pat the dough down into a neat rectangle – no reason to do any kneading really. Using a pizza cutter, slice the biscuits into 8 or 10 squares. Place the biscuits into a greased cast iron pan or if you don’t have one, a round cake pan or casserole dish will do, with the sides of the biscuits just touching.
  • Melt 3 tablespoons of butter & pour that on top of the biscuits. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned.
  • Melt a couple more tablespoons of butter & brush that on top of the freshly baked biscuits.