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Maple, Thyme & Bacon Sweet Potato Biscuits

  • Author: Teri from A Foodie Stays Fit

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried, chopped thyme
  • 2 Tablespoons very cold butter (pull from the fridge just before using)
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and torn into small pieces – (I use this to cook it)
  • 1/2 cup milk or cream
  • 1/2 cup of mashed sweet potato flesh
  • 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup, depending on how sweet you like your biscuits

 


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees
  2. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and thyme in a large bowl.
  3. Cut in the butter into small pieces and use your fingers to mix until it’s crumbly. (Or use a pastry cutter.)
  4. Stir in the bacon pieces.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk the milk, mashed sweet potato, and maple syrup.
  6. Make a well in the dry mixture and pour in the wet mixture. Stir until combined. Don’t overmix. It will seem dry – that’s okay.
  7. Dump the mixture onto a lightly floured counter and knead until it comes together in a well-combined dough with no flour-ey-looking spots hanging around. It took me about 10-20 kneads to get to this point.
  8. Press out to 1/2 inch thickness and cut into biscuits 6-8 biscuits. If you don’t have a biscuit cutter, use the top of a glass!
  9. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place cut-out dough on a lined baking sheet (or sprayed with non-stick spray).
  10. Bake 10-12 minutes or until just golden brown on top. (This time may vary depending on how big you cut out the biscuits so keep an eye on them!)
  11. If you happen not to eat all your biscuits in one sitting (good luck with that), let them cool completely.
  12. Serve your hot biscuits with extra butter.

Notes

**If you happen to have any leftovers (I rarely do), store them in an airtight container for a few days.