Lunch: Sweet Potato Biscuits Recipe | Myrecipes

Family and friends won't be able to stop at just one of these Sweet Potato Biscuits. If you happen to have leftovers, toss Sweet Potato Biscuits into a breakfast scramble the next morning—they're especially good with baked ham sandwiched between them.

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Cinnamon

Health benefits of Sweet Potato Biscuits Recipe | Myrecipes

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 pound sweet potatoes (about 2 medium), scrubbed
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 ºF; line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil. Prick potatoes all over with a sharp knife and place on baking sheet. Bake until potatoes are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Set potatoes aside until cool enough to handle, then scoop out flesh and mash in a bowl. Measure 3/4 cup of puree for biscuits and place in a bowl (cover and refrigerate any remaining puree for another use).
Raise oven temperature to 400 ºF. Add buttermilk to puree and stir until smooth. Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, mix in 6 Tbsp. butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add potato mixture and gently mix until dough just begins to come together, adding more buttermilk 1 Tbsp. at a time if necessary. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently. Pat out dough to a 1/2-inch thickness and use a 1 1/2-inch round cutter to cut out as many biscuits as you can. Place biscuits 1 inch apart on a large ungreased baking sheet. Gather scraps, pat together, cut out more biscuits and place on baking sheet. Repeat until all dough has been used.
Melt remaining 1 Tbsp. butter and brush on biscuit tops. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until golden. Let cool on wire racks for 5 minutes to serve warm or longer to serve at room temperature.