Leftover Mashed Potato Biscuits
Use your leftover mashed potatoes to bake up these big, fluffy biscuits. Perfect for breakfast or as a dinner roll.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons shortening or lard
- 1¼ cups leftover mashed potatoes
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2-3 tablespoons water if necessary
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F/218C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl combine all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir well.
- Add butter and shortening. Cut in with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture is very fine. Add mashed potatoes and repeat, cutting it in with your fingers until it is well dispersed and the mixture looks fine.
- Beat the milk and egg together and pour over the dry mixture. Stir together to form a soft dough. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water if the dough looks too dry. Do not over mix.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out dough into a 9 inch square. Cut into 12 equal portions and place on prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with milk. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden. Serve warm.