Sweet Potato-Bacon Biscuits

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

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Cook Time:
18 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
10 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 18 min
Total:: 38 min

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes, cooled
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
5 slices cooked bacon, drained and crumbled
3/4 to 1 cup buttermilk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet and set aside.

In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the butter and work in with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In a bowl, whip the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar until very smooth. Add to the flour mixture and mix in lightly but thoroughly with your fingers. Add 3/4 cup of the buttermilk and the bacon and gently work to make a smooth dough, slightly sticky, being careful not to overwork and adding more liquid as needed 1 teaspoon at a time.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat out into a large rectangle about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 10 large biscuits and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and risen, 15 to 18 minutes.

Remove from the oven and serve hot with butter.

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recipe Sweet Potato-Bacon Biscuits
Judy Lawrence, UT 02-06-2010
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Icky Biscuits Ever
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

FOLLOWED recipe exactly. It was gooey like pancake mix.
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Peters Tucson, AZ 11-27-2009
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A huge hit!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy and tasty! Everyone wanted more!
recipe Sweet Potato-Bacon Biscuits
Katherine Eugene, OR 11-27-2009
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Wow, Everyone Loved It!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

First of all I had never made any kind of biscuits for scratch like this and was quite nervous that I would make some huge... error. BUT, these biscuits turned out great. The sweet potato flavor was not overwhelming and the bacon was a great touch. My biscuits were both light and flacky. I did take the advise of another reviewer and made my own "buttermilk" to help with the texture, and it worked great. I am looking forward to making these again at a future meal.Read more
recipe Sweet Potato-Bacon Biscuits
Micha Los Angeles, CA 11-26-2009
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Big Hit this Holiday!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these for Thanksgiving and my finance loved them! I omitted the bacon and added ground ginger, cinnamon, and allspice... to really enhance the sweet potato. I also roasted the sweet potatoes which really brought out their sweetness. Instead of turning the dough onto a floured surface, I just made them like drop biscuits which prevented my accidentally overworking the dough. They came out beautifully--very tasty and not heavy at all!Read more
recipe Sweet Potato-Bacon Biscuits
Michelle Olympia, WA 11-24-2009
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Excellent, but beware - Do Not Overmix!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My biscuits came out wonderfully flaky and light. The key to getting flaky biscuits instead of dense ones, as others have... said, is NOT overmixing/kneading. You need to leave good sized chunks of very cold (or even frozen) butter in your dough. Granted, my biscuits looked more "rustic" that the scone-like one in the picture, but they tasted heavenly! I made just a few minor modifications to the recipe - I used a couple of tablespoons of cultured sour cream in my 3/4 cup of regular 1% milk (instead of buttermilk), I greased my baking sheet with the bacon drippings, rather than butter or shortening, and I added a dash of garlic powder to the mix. Yum-yum! Read more
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Maureen Rapid City, SD 11-14-2009
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OMG, FABULOUS
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just made these tonight and these sounded pretty good. Boy was I wrong, they were ABSOLUTLEY FABULOUS. It made 12... GOOD size biscuits that disappeared before they cooled. Will HAVE TO double this recipe to make sure they make it to the dinner table. These would also be great on the breakfast table. It was a very sticky and delicate dough, but soooo worth it. YUM YUM YUM Read more