Sourdough Sweet Potato Biscuits
With their earthy sweetness and captivating deep hue, orange sweet potatoes elevate these Sweet Potato Sourdough Discard Biscuits. These sky-high biscuits have a rich, buttery flavor enhanced by the tang of sourdough discard. Perfect for occasions like Mother's Day, Easter, or a Sunday morning treat, these quick breads add a special touch to any breakfast.
Recipe by: Hannahmae Dela Cruz | Make it Dough
Prep time: 1 hour | Cook time: 20 minutes | Chill time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Dough
1 cups sweet potato 1 medium-sized
¾ cups sourdough discard
⅓ cups buttermilk plus more for brushing
2 tbsp sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 tsp salt
113 grams unsalted butter cold and cut into 1-inch cubes
Shaping
¼ cups all-purpose flour
Directions
Roast sweet potato: Preheat oven to 400 F. Wash and scrub sweet potato and place it on a parchment or foil-lined baking sheet. Poke hole all over the surface of the sweet potato with a paring knife or fork.
Bake the sweet potato for 40 to 50 minutes or until the skin is puffy and flesh is soft. Take the sweet potato out of the oven and let it cool completely.
You can roast the sweet potato up to 2 days in advance. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Make the dough: Blend the sweet potato with the wet ingredients. Set aside.
¾ cups sourdough discard,⅓ cups buttermilk
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
2 tbsp sugar,1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour,2 tsp baking powder,½ teaspoon baking soda,1 tsp salt
Toss the butter into the dry ingredients and work it in using your fingers or a pastry cutter.
113 grams unsalted butter
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Pour the wet ingredients in the center.
Using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir the ingredients together. Knead the dough 4 to 5 times until it comes together into a cohesive mass with only a few dry traces of flour.
Laminate the dough: Dust your work surface heavily and coat your hands with flour. (Use up all 30 grams).
¼ cups all-purpose flour
Turn the dough out on to the heavily floured work surface. Using your hands, flatten the dough out into a rough rectangle about ¼-inch in thickness (size doesn't have to be exact).
Using a bench scraper, divide the dough into thirds that are roughly the same size. Stack the pieces together, adding any dried flour in between the layers of dough.
Shape the dough: Flatten the dough into a 5 by 8-inch rectangle, about ½-inch thick using floured hands or a rolling pin. Cut out 6 portions of dough.
Gently knead the dough until it comes together. Flatten it out into a 3 by 8-inch rectangle. Cut out 2 to 3 more portions of dough.
Place the dough rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Move the baking sheet to the refrigerator.
Prep: Preheat oven to 400F.
Bake: Brush the top of the dough with buttermilk. Bake the dough for 20 to 25 minutes or until the biscuits have puffed up and the tops are golden brown.
Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and let them cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Enjoy: These biscuits are best eaten the same day they are baked.
Store: Leftovers are best stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days.
Note:
Make sure your baking soda is not expired before attempting this recipe or your bread may not rise.
Feel free to use active sourdough starter or sourdough discard to make this recipe.
Substitute whole milk and add ¼ teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the recipe if you don't have any buttermilk.
If the butter begins to melt and the dough begins to feel too sticky, don’t be afraid to wrap it up and refrigerate for a few minutes to let the butter solidify and the flour hydrate.
Nutrition:
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3502IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
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Sweet potatoes are a great source of potassium, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin A and is a low glycemic index food. Find out more on our Nutritional Facts page.
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Sweet potatoes have a much thinner skin than a yam and tastes delicious when cooked. Yams have a thick bark like skin that needs to be cut away before cooking. Learn more about their differences on our Sweet Potatoes VS. Yams page.