Sweet Potato Biscuits

Name: Sweet Potato Biscuits
Yield: Makes 16 biscuits
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds (1134 grams), sweet potatoes (4 to 5 medium); 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 3 1/4 cups (13 ounces/369 grams), cake flour; 1/4 cup packed (1¾ ounces/50 grams), dark brown sugar; 5 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 4 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Desserts or Baked Goods
American
Southern
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2010

Adding sweet potato to biscuits helped the flavor but hurt the texture. We set out to solve the dilemma.

SERVES Makes 16 biscuits

TIME 1¾ hours

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