Well, Easter is just a week or so away and I think you need to be prepared to use leftovers from dinners with company in creative ways.
The ability to bake a good batch of golden brown biscuits is always the test of a good cook.
These Potato Biscuits have, as their base, leftover mashed potatoes. If you had happen to make Garlic Mashed Potatoes, then you would make Garlic Potato Biscuits.
These moist biscuits will go with just about any dinner and are surprisingly tasty in the morning with some butter or jam.
Potato Biscuits
Firm, moist and tasty, potato biscuits are a great use for leftover mashed potatoes!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup mashed potatoes
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg - beaten
Instructions
- Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add this mixture to a mixing bowl containing the mashed potatoes. Stir together (mixture will be a bit crumbly).
- Mix the beaten egg with the milk and then add this into the potato mixture. Mix to a soft dough. Turn on to a floured surface and knead 4 or 5 times. (To knead, sprinkle the top of the dough with flour and then lift the bottom half of the dough onto the top half, while pushing in with the heels of your hands).
- Roll or pat out to a 3/4 inch thickness and cut into rounds using a 2 1/2 inch floured cutter or a juice glass. Mix the leftover pieces together and roll out again, until all the dough has been used up.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 400 F (200 C) oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
