VINTAGE SWEET POTATO BISCUITS WITH HONEY BUTTER

Vintage Sweet Potato Biscuits with Honey Butter image

Provided by Claire Thomas : Food Network

Time 35m

Yield about 15 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup cooked mashed sweet potatoes
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
1 1/4 cups sifted bread flour, plus more for dusting
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons honey

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Make the biscuits: Place the sweet potatoes, milk and melted butter in a large bowl and stir until thoroughly combined.
Set a sifter or fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl. Resift the 1 1/4 cups flour into the bowl, then sift in the remaining dry ingredients and whisk together. Transfer the dry ingredients to the sweet potato mixture and stir just until a soft dough forms (it'll be pretty sticky).
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured board and toss until smooth. Roll out the dough 1/2 inch thick, then stamp out as many biscuits as you can (about 15) with a 1- to 1 1/2-inch floured biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until just golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the honey butter: Simply whisk together the butter, salt and honey in a small bowl until smooth.
Serve the sweet potato biscuits warm with the honey butter.