Simple Sweet Potato Biscuits

Prep: 15 min., Bake: 10 min.

Yield: Makes 2 dozen biscuits (serving size: 1 biscuit)

Ingredients

• 1/3  cup  light butter
• 2 3/4  cups  reduced-fat all-purpose baking mix
• 1  cup  mashed sweet potato
• 1/2  cup  2% reduced-fat milk

Preparation

1. Cut butter into baking mix with a pastry blender or 2 forks until mixture is crumbly. Whisk together sweet potato and milk; add to butter mixture, stirring with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.

2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 4 or 5 times. (Dough will be moist.) Pat or roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Place biscuits on lightly greased baking sheets.

3. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

73 (28% from fat)

Fat:

2.3g (sat 0.8g,mono 0.6g,poly 0.2g)

Protein:

1.4g

Carbohydrate:

12.3g

Fiber:

0.5g

Cholesterol:

4mg

Iron:

0.6mg

Sodium:

176mg

Calcium:

62mg