tender potato biscuits

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup cold water
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat the oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. cut in butter, until pieces of butter are no larger than peas. use a fork to stir in mashed potatoes, breaking them up into chunks. make a well in the mixture, and pour in egg, water and milk. stir into a loose dough using the fork.
• turn dough out a floured surface, and knead for 6 or 8 times so the dough holds together. pat the dough out to about 3/4 inch thickness, and cut into circles with a biscuit cutter or drinking glass. place biscuits an ungreased baking sheet. brush the tops with 2 tablespoons milk.
• bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bottoms are golden.