Chipotle Sweet Potato Skillet Biscuits
 
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A savory biscuits, dense and chewy infused with chipotle chilies smokey flavor.
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Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup Unsalted butter, chilled, cubed
  • 3 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 3¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Sweet Potato puree
  • 2 cup Buttermilk
  • 4 Chipotle Chilies
  • Melted Butter For Brushing Tops
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 475 degree F. Grease a 10" cast iron skillet and set aside.
  2. Place buttermilk in a medium bowl and submerge chilies. Set aside to soak for 1 hour.
  3. Peel the sweet potato(s) and cut into several small pieces. Place into a pot of boiling water and boil until fork-tender, approximately 20 minutes. Drain cooked potato pieces and mash with a fork. Set aside to cool.
  4. Place the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse-process just to blend. Don't proceed to the next step of adding butter until you have your chipotle-infused buttermilk and the sweet potato puree ready.
  5. To finish the buttermilk, simply remove and discard the chilies. Once the sweet potato puree and infused buttermilk are ready, add the butter to the flour mixture and process until a coarse meal forms. Remove the meal to a large bowl. Fold in the sweet potato puree and then pour in the buttermilk. Work the dough gently until all the ingredients are incorporated.
  6. Once a uniform dough has formed, pinch off small balls and place them in a ring around the edge of the prepared pan. Place two final biscuits in the center. The edges of the biscuits can be touching the pan. Place the entire pan in the oven and bake for 17 minutes. Remove, brush generously with melted butter and bake for an additional 2 minutes.
  7. Cool slightly or serve immediately.
Notes
(1) One large sweet potato yields approximately one cup puree.
(2) Buttermilk can be infused with chipotle chilies longer than one hour, if you prefer.
Recipe by Pray Cook Blog at https://praycookblog.com/chipotle-sweet-potato-skillet-biscuits/