Sweet Potato Biscuits with Orange Honey Butter

By á-2837

Ingredients

• Biscuits:
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 TBSP baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1 cup cooked mashed sweet potatoes
• 3 1/2 TBSP milk
• Butter:
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3 TBSP orange marmalade
• 3 TBSP honey

Preparation

Step 1

Biscuits:
Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Add sweet potato and milk, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. (Dough will be sticky).
Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
Roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Butter:
In a small bowl, beat butter with a mixer until fluffy. Beat in marmalade and honey