Sweet Potato Biscuit

Sweet Potato puree: peel and cube one sweet potato, place in sauce pan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook, partially covered, until tender (easily pierced by a knife) about 15 min.

Drain sweet potatoes and puree in a blender, food processor and place aside.

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 Tbsp light brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
6 tables chilled butter, in pieces plus additional 1/2 Tbsp. for topping biscuits
3/4 cup sweet potato puree (see recipe above made from 1 med sweet potato)
1/3 Cup buttermilk

Pre heat oven to 425 and grease and 8 inch cake pan

Place the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in the bowl of a food processor and pulse few times to blend. Distribute the butter around the bowl and plush again until mixture resembles small peas, about 10- 2 second pulses.

(If you do not have a food processor you can incorporate the butter by hand using a technique called cutting. Hold a piece of butter between two knives and make and x shape with your hands, essentially cutting the butter piece and incorporating the flour. Repeat until well combined.)

In a large bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup sweet potato puree and 1/3 cup buttermilk. Add the flour mixture to the sweet potato mixture and stir briefly, until just combined (over mixing will make the biscuits dry and tough).

Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead very gently until dough comes together but is still slightly lumpy, five or six times.

Shape into a disk and use the palms of your hands to pat into an even 1 inch thickness. With a floured 2 inch biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits as close together as possible. Gather together scraps and repeat to cut out more biscuits.

Arrange biscuits snugly in the greased pan burst with 1/2 tablespoon melted butter

Bake until golden, coating once, about 15 min