Sweet Potato Biscuits

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Sweet potato cookies

Time to Prepare this Recipe 45 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 30 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 769 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 24 cookies suggest servings
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Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes, or yams sweet potatoes, (yams) peeled and diced
4 cups flour, all-purpose
1/2 cup brown sugar light, packed
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup milk

Directions

1. In a 3 quart saucepan over high heat, heat the diced sweet-potato and enough water to cover to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 12 to 15 minutes until potatoes are fork tender. Drain the potatoes; mash and set aside to cool.

2. Preheat oven to 425 degress F. In large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. With pastry blender cut in margarine until mixture resembles couarse crumbs. Stir in milk and cooled mashed sweet potatoes; mix until just combined.

3. On lightly floured surface, pat dough into an 8 1/2-inch square. Cut dough in half. Cut each half into 10 equal pieces. Place biscuits, 2 inches apart, on 2 large ungreased cookie sheets.

4. Place cookie sheets on 2 oven racks; bake biscuits 12 to 15 minutes until golden, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway thruogh baking time to ensure even cooking.

Serve biscuits warm. Or cool on wire rack, store in tightly covered container to use within 1 day or wrap in foil and freeze to use within 2 weeks.

NOTES: Per serving: One biscuit; 200 calories. 6g fat, 33g carb.

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Great recipe! I made them and served them warm with a spicy honey mustard and some country ham piled on them and not a crumb was left!!! You gotta try these:)
***** over 4 years ago by maroonmom

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 241g
Amount per Serving
Calories 769 35% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.0g46%
 Saturated Fat 18.0g92%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 77mg26%
Sodium 825mg34%
Total Carbohydrate 109.0g36%
 Dietary Fiber 5.0g21%
 Sugars 5.0g
Protein 15.0g30%
Vitamin A 237%  Vitamin C 19%
Calcium 18%  Iron 36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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