Description
Delicious and fluffy Sweet Potato Butter Swim Biscuits topped with a cinnamon honey butter glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (1 stick) melted unsalted butter
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (do not pack flour, use spoon and level method)
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 6 Tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup drained canned yams, mashed (measured before mashing – it’s ok if it is not exact – just get close)
- ¼ cup (½ stick) melted unsalted butter (for glaze)
- ⅛ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- To a 9×9-inch baking dish add ½ cup melted unsalted butter. Set aside.
- In a bowl add flour, milk, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix until combined.
- Add the mashed yams and mix until just combined.
- Transfer the dough to the baking dish and press evenly. Use melted butter on fingers to spread it.
- Cut the dough into 9 squares.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, rotating halfway through.
- While baking, prepare the glaze by mixing melted butter, honey, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Pour or brush the glaze on top of the biscuits.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- The accuracy of ingredients is important for best results.
- If you don’t have canned yams, you can use freshly cooked sweet potatoes.
- For a sweeter biscuit, adjust the honey in the glaze to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg