Sweet Potato Bacon Biscuits Recipes

SWEET POTATO-BACON BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; stir in bacon and thyme. Shred frozen butter, using large holes of grater; add to flour mixture and toss to coat. Stir in sweet potato and buttermilk just until soft dough forms.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead lightly 4 or 5 times. Press or roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 21/2-inch biscuit cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Brush with melted butter. Serve warm.

EMERIL'S SWEET POTATO BACON BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Lightly grease a large baking sheet and set aside.
• In a bowl; stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the butter and work in with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a bowl; whip the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar until very smooth. Add to the flour mixture and mix in lightly but thorougly with your fingers.
• Add 3/4 cup of the buttermilk and the bacon and gently work to make a smooth dough, slightly sticky, being careful not to overwork and adding more buttermilk as needed, 1 tsp at a time.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat out into a large rectangle about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 10 large biscuits and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until golden brown and risen, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and serve hot with butter.

SWEET POTATO-BACON BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, brown sugar, salt, cream of tartar and cayenne pepper. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in Cheddar cheese and bacon. Make a well in the center of flour mixture.
• In small bowl, whisk together milk and sweet potato. Add sweet potato mixture to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir just until combined. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. Knead gently 12 times. Roll dough to a 3/4-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 8 rectangular pieces.
• On the prepared baking sheet, place biscuits 1 inch apart. Bake until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Serve warm.