Sweet Potato Biscuits

These Sweet Potato Biscuits are a long-time family favorite. They're simple to make and loaded with hidden veggies!

The Best Buttermilk Biscuits, Homemade Chive Biscuits and Sausage and Cheese Biscuits are all delicious recipes for biscuits.

In the winter months I'm making all kinds of soups, stews, and chilis for my family. Sometimes they aren't nearly as excited about having soup again for dinner as their mom. I could eat it every other day for months on end and be a happy woman. When I'm in the mood for soup but my family is getting tired of it, I normally plan to make some kind of bread/biscuit/roll/pretzel to go along with the meal, and that seems to keep the critics at bay. I don't know about you, but my kids will finish a bowl of veggie-filled soup if there are warm biscuits with butter and honey on the side.

Ingredients

• Flour - all purpose, whole wheat or a mix of the two
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Cold butter - unsalted
• Sweet potato puree
• Milk

How to Make Sweet Potato Biscuits

If you're looking for a delicious and healthier twist on traditional biscuits, then this sweet potato biscuits recipe might be just what you're looking for. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to make sweet potato biscuits:

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt.  Next, add the cold butter and, using a fork, pastry cutter, or your hands, work the butter into the flour mixture until it is pea size. Then refrigerate the mixture for 10 minutes.

Add the cooked, mashed sweet potatoes and about ⅓ cup of the milk to the flour mixture and stir to combine. If the mixture is crumbly and does not stick together, add the rest of the milk, a tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and dust the top with a little more flour - folding the dough a couple times until it comes together in a smooth ball. Roll the biscuit dough out so that it is ¾ of an inch thick. Cut the biscuit dough using a knife or a biscuit butter into 9 pieces.

Place the biscuit pieces on the prepared baking sheet. Optionally, you can brush the biscuit tops with melted butter to create a crisp, golden crust on the outside of the biscuits. Place the biscuits into the oven. Bake until the tops are a light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

And that's it! Your sweet potato biscuits are ready to be enjoyed. These biscuits are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or as a side dish with dinner. Serve them warm with butter, honey, or your favorite jam. Enjoy!

What type of flour is best for making biscuits?

Here are a few thoughts for you on the type of flour that you can use for these. You can use all-purpose flour, a mixture of half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat, or all whole wheat flour. If you are going to use 100% whole wheat flour, I highly recommend buying whole wheat pastry flour. This flour is very finely ground from soft white wheat berries, unlike traditional whole wheat flour, which is ground from hard red wheat berries. The whole wheat pastry flour yields a much softer and fluffier biscuit. You can use traditional whole wheat flour, but your biscuits may turn out dense and thick (not typically the goal for a delicious biscuit…).

Can I use leftover sweet potatoes to make these biscuits?

When it comes to the sweet potato, this is a great way to use leftovers. If you baked a few earlier in the week, this would be a great use for some of the extras. If you don’t have any sweet potatoes already cooked in the fridge, then you can peel and dice one up, cover it in a small saucepan with water, and then boil until fork tender. Drain the extra cooking water before mashing or running it through your blender, food mill, or food processor.

What should I serve sweet potato biscuits with?

These sweet potato biscuits are an excellent dinner side (that go perfectly with a little vanilla bean honey butter on top).They are awesome next to Lentil Chili, Slow Cooker Creamy Turkey and Butternut Squash Chili, or  Healthy 30 Minute Alphabet Soup (these are some of our favorites and the lentil and ABC soups are meatless just FYI)

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• The Best Butter Biscuits
• Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches for a Crowd
• Homemade Chive Biscuits
• How to Make Homemade Biscuits
• Homemade Biscuits and Gravy
• The Best Buttermilk Biscuits
• Sausage and Cheese Biscuits
• Pumpkin Skillet Biscuits
• Maple Cornmeal Biscuits

I love to make a double batch of these and save half for the next morning. They are perfect as breakfast sandwiches with a fried egg and melted cheese in between two halves. No matter how you enjoy them, these Sweet Potato Biscuits are delicious! I can't wait for you to make these. Enjoy, from my kitchen to yours.