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Southern Sweet Potato Pancakes
Breakfast
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Yield
8 pancakes
Servings
2
Ingredients
1½ cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour
2 tbsp (30 mL) white sugar
1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
½tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg
½tsp (2 mL) salt
1½ cups (375 mL) 2% milk or buttermilk
1 cup (250 mL) cooked mashed American sweet potatoes (from about 1 large sweet potato)
2 large eggs
2 tsp (10 mL) salted or unsalted butter
melted additional butter, for making pancakes
Instructions
Step 1
In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
Step 2
With a blender or immersion blender puree milk, mashed sweet potatoes, eggs and the 2 tsp (10 mL) melted butter.
Step 3
Slowly whisk milk/sweet potato mixture into flour mixture until smooth.
Step 4
Heat a non-stick pan or griddle over medium low heat. Add enough butter to coat the bottom of pan.
Step 5
Pour about 1/3 cup (75 mL) batter onto pan; cook until bubbles form, about 3 to 4 minutes. Flip over and cook an additional 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining butter.
Step 6
Serve pancakes with Sweet Potato Butter and maple syrup.
SERVE WITH:
Sweet Potato Butter – Stir or blend together equal parts cooked mashed sweet potato and softened butter.
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