Check out this yummy recipe for Sweet Potato Biscuits with Honey-Pecan Butter from Wild Thyme with chef, Allison Davis!
Sweet Potato Biscuits with Honey-Pecan Butter
2 cups flour
1 TBSP baking powder
1/2 TBSP baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup chilled butter. cut into pices
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato
3 TBSP softened butter
1 TBSP honey
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients into a bowl (flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon) Add the chilled butter and cut in the butter using two knives a pastry cutter or your hands to somewhat resemble a coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and mashed sweet potato to the flour mixture, mixing just until moist. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knead lightly to not overmix. Pat the dough to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut with a 2 1/4 inch biscuit cutter into 18 biscuits. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 450 degrees for 16 minutes or until lightly browned. Combine softened butter, honey, and pecans in a small bowl. Serve biscuits with butter.
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