Easy Sweet Potato Biscuits
These Easy Sweet Potato Biscuits are homemade from scratch and are a healthy alternative to traditional rolls. These biscuits are made with Greek yogurt and with no shortening. Serve these with honey butter.
Servings 8 biscuits
Calories 155kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sweetener or sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter Butter should be cold.
- 1/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup cooked mashed sweet potato The sweet potato should be chilled and not freshly cooked.
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Optional Honey Butter
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
Instructions
Biscuits
- Combine flour, baking powder, sweetener, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
- Add in the Greek yogurt, mashed sweet potatoes, and butter.
- Use a fork to mix. Do not over-mix. Take the fork and knead the butter throughout the mix. You will notice the dough will become flaky and there will be some flour that remains in the bowl. This is ok. If you overmix the dough it will result in biscuits that are tough and hard.
- Spread the dough out on a floured surface. Use your hands or a pin to roll the dough out 7×7 and 1/2 inch in height. If you want thick biscuits, roll out the dough so that it's 1 inch high. This will result in less biscuits. Don't overwork the dough.
- Use a biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits, or cut them any way you like. If you use a biscuit cutter, reallocate the dough and roll it out again for additional biscuits using the excess dough.
- Beat the egg in a small bowl and combine it with the water and stir. Brush the top of each biscuit with the egg wash.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Line the air fryer basket with air fryer parchment paper. You can only use parchment paper made for the air fryer. This helps prevent the bottom of the biscuits from browning too fast and potential burning. You can go without it, but keep that in mind.
- Air fry for 4 minutes on 300 degrees.
- Adjust the temperature to 400 degrees for 2-5 minutes until the biscuits have turned a deep golden brown.
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper
- Place the biscuits on the parchment paper.
- Bake the biscuits for 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown and the bottom appears crisp.
Optional Honey Butter
- Combine the butter and honey and mix. Add more or less if you wish. In general, the rule of thumb is 1/3 of the amount of honey to the amount of butter used.
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Notes
- If you've ever eaten at Popeyes Chicken, these biscuits remind me of the texture of those and is a large part of the inspiration for this recipe!
- All of your ingredients should be cold. You don't want to use a fresh, warm sweet potato.
- Make sure your butter is cold. You don't want the butter to fully mix into the flour. That way it forms flakes in the dough, which will help add layers to the biscuits.
- If you don't want to use Greek yogurt, you can use butter.
- I prefer the results of the air fryer vs baking these biscuits. The biscuits turned a beautiful golden color on top using the air fryer. There's also less risk of burning the bottom of the biscuits in the air fryer. When using the oven you have to watch closely and time it just right so that you don't burn the bottom of the biscuits.
- You don't want to overmix the dough. If you overmix the dough, gluten from the flour will develop which results in biscuits that are tough and hard. This may take some practice and getting used to.
- Use a light and gentle touch while mixing. You want to try to handle it as little as possible. The more you handle it, the more the biscuits will shrink. I'm more concerned with the flavor of the biscuits than I am the size. If you are focused on size, be sure to keep this in mind.
- If your biscuits shrink or turn out tough and hard, you likely over-mixed the dough and released too much gluten.
- An egg wash is used to get a deep brown color. You can omit it if you wish.
- A lot of recipes use self-rising flour. This recipe is designed to be easy using common ingredients found at home. Use it if you wish. You won't need salt and baking powder.
Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g