Sweet Potato Biscuits

Vegetarian
Sweet Potato Biscuits
20 min.
15
79kcal

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Ingredients

  • teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
  • 0.3 cup butter softened ()
  • 1.3 cups flour all-purpose
  • tablespoons potatoes (depending on the moisture of the potatoes)
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • tablespoons sugar 
  • 0.8 cup sweet potatoes and into cooked mashed

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • oven

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate, large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes and butter.
  3. Add the flour mixture to the potato mixture and mix to make a soft dough. Then add milk a tablespoon at a time to mixture and continue to cut in. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and toss lightly until the outside of the dough looks smooth.
  4. Roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter.
  5. Place the biscuits on a greased pan and coat tops with melted butter.
  6. Bake for about 15 minutes. (Watch your oven: If the biscuits are browning too fast, lower the temperature.)

Nutrition Facts

Calories79kcal
Protein6.28%
Fat35.9%
Carbs57.82%

Properties

Glycemic Index
28.59
Glycemic Load
8.05
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
3.1943478137255%

Flavonoids

Kaempferol
0.02mg
Quercetin
0.01mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:79.01kcal
3.95%
Fat:3.18g
4.89%
Saturated Fat:1.96g
12.27%
Carbohydrates:11.52g
3.84%
Net Carbohydrates:11g
4%
Sugar:1.92g
2.13%
Cholesterol:8.13mg
2.71%
Sodium:218.91mg
9.52%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:1.25g
2.5%
Vitamin A:1038.02IU
20.76%
Calcium:67.44mg
6.74%
Vitamin B1:0.09mg
5.91%
Selenium:3.63µg
5.18%
Folate:20.22µg
5.06%
Manganese:0.09mg
4.58%
Phosphorus:39.78mg
3.98%
Iron:0.66mg
3.66%
Vitamin B2:0.06mg
3.4%
Vitamin B3:0.67mg
3.37%
Fiber:0.53g
2.11%
Copper:0.03mg
1.37%
Potassium:43.03mg
1.23%
Vitamin B6:0.02mg
1.22%
Magnesium:4.77mg
1.19%
Vitamin B5:0.11mg
1.09%