The 12 Weeks of Christmas Baking-Week 1

Yes, it's October and I'm starting the Christmas baking project in order for it to be done by Christmas! I started off easy, and luckily it turned out well! The recipe says it's from tasteofhome.com but I could not find it there or anywhere online so I'll go ahead and write it out.

Sweet Potato Biscuits

2 cups self-rising flour*

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup mashed sweet potatoes

4-5 Tbsp. milk

In a bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening and sweet potatoes until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in enough milk, just until dough clings together. Knead lightly on a floured surface. Roll dough to a 1/2" thickness. Cut with a 2" biscuit cutter and place on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes: 1 1/2 dozen

*As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour, place 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt in a measuring cup. Add regular flour to measure 1 cup.

I used the tip to make my own self-rising flour. It's a lot cheaper than buying a bag of self-rising flour. definitely don't waste your money. In case you're wondering how to cook the sweet potato, you can bake/roast it if you want, but I peeled, cubed, and boiled it like with regular mashed potatoes. I think it worked out really well. It made more than I needed and I froze the leftovers in hopes that it'll thaw ok for another use another time.

Everything blends together very easily. I ended up using 4 Tbsp. of milk and that made a perfect dough.

This was a really nice dough with a really pretty orange color!

I couldn't find my rolling pin easily so I just patted out the dough with my hands and it worked just fine. 

This made 3 more than the 1.5 dozen, so this dough goes a long way!

Here's the finished product, fresh out of the oven.

And the texture of the inside. This had a really great texture.

The flavor is pretty mild, but let's be honest, biscuits are merely vehicles for butter, honey, jam, or gravy, so that's where most of the flavor comes from. This was a good way to get a little more veg into your diet. If you're gonna make biscuits with a bunch of fat in them, you might as well have some veggies in them too, right?!

This would go well at the holiday table. If you're not a fan of sweet potato casserole or pie, give these a try, I think you'll enjoy them!