Sweet Potato Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small sweet potato (6 oz.)
3 Tbsp. milk
1 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. chilled butter, cut in small pieces
1 Tbsp. shortening, chilled and cut in small pieces

Preparation

Cook sweet potato.
Cool, peel and mash to make 1/2 cup.
Blend milk into potato.
Set aside.
Sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Cut in butter and margarine.
Beat in potato mixture with a fork.
Knead dough 3 times.
Roll out 1 1/2-inches thick.
Cut into rounds.
Bake 14 to 17 minutes in a 425\u00b0 oven on greased baking sheet.
Serve warm.
Makes 12 biscuits.