Sweet Potato Biscuits

Do you think that flaky dinner biscuits have to be a carbo-packed, calorie-jammed, fat-ladden side dish?  Not with Sweet Potato Biscuits!  Each biscuit is on 120 calories, 4 grams of fat, 1 gram of fiber and 19 grams of carbohydrates.  In addition, sweet potatoes are packed with beta carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin B₆.


To speed up the preparation of the biscuits, pre-cook the sweet potatoes in the oven.  Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes or until tender.  Then, peel and mash.  Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. 

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Makes 17 biscuits

2 cups flour

1/3 cup yellow cornmeal

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup cold butter

1 cup mashed sweet potato

1/2 cup skim milk

2 tablespoons honey

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.  Using a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.  Stir in the sweet potato, milk and honey until moistened. 

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface; kneed 5-8 times.  Pat out into a 1/2-inch thick circle.  Cut with a floured 2-inch biscuit cutter. 

Place onto an ungreased baking sheet.  Bake for 14-18 minutes or until lightly browned.