1¼ cup self-rising flour
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons sugar
¾ cup sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
½ stick butter, softened
¼ cup milk
1 stick butter, softened
⅓ cup honey
Orange zest
Nuts
Preheat oven to 450˚. Mix flour, salt, and sugar. Add sweet potatoes and butter; mix with a fork. Add milk. Knead on a floured board. Roll and cut dough with a biscuit cutter. Brush tops of the cut-out biscuits with melted butter on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
Combine honey butter ingredients. Serve with biscuits.
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