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sweet potato (and marshmallow) biscuits
Photo: Louis Hansel

sweet potato (and marshmallow) biscuits

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sweet potato (and marshmallow) biscuits

I admitted somewhere in the comments last week that I’d all but abandoned making my own pumpkin puree these days, baking instead with the always-reliable canned stuff. I think that as home cooks, it’s our tendency to want to do anything and everything that can be from scratch as such, but that I’d never been satisfied with the labor versus outcome balance of roasting pumpkin. To get a dreamy texture like one from canned pumpkin, I found I often had to roast, then puree, then sometimes cook briefly on the stove to thicken it up and often, still found the flavor inconsistent, sometimes delicious, often a little lackluster. I know, I just put you all to sleep. I promise, there is unapologetic goofiness ahead.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

943
Calories
26g
Protein
22g
Fat
162g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Marshmallow not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sweet potatoes (red skinned are my favorite)
  • 1/3 cup (79 ml) buttermilk
  • 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons (38 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground (2 grams) cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) table salt
  • 5 tablespoons (71 grams) unsalted butter, cold
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows (optional)

Directions

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By smittenkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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