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sweet potato pancakes with cranberry glaze

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
Las Vegas, NV

These little sweet potato cakes, from The Upper Crust in New York City, have a wheaty flavor and a refreshing citrus-spiked cranberry topping. Serve the leftover relish with roast poultry or pork loin or lamb chops-- says Food & Wine magazine.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Pan Fry

Ingredients For sweet potato pancakes with cranberry glaze

  • POTATO CAKES:
  • 1 c
    whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 pinch
    cayenne pepper
  • 1 md
    sweet potato, peeled and coarsely grated
  • 1/2 c
    shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp
    finely minced fresh thyme
  • 1 lg
    egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 c
    milk or evaporated milk (such as pet)
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • CRANBERRY GLAZE:
  • 2 c
    whole cranberries
  • 1 c
    canned mandarin oranges with juice
  • 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 md
    orange (use all the juice and all the zest from)

How To Make sweet potato pancakes with cranberry glaze

  • 1
    In a small bowl, sift the first 4 ingredients. Add the sweet potato, cheese and thyme, and toss. In a medium bowl, combine the egg and milk. Stir in the dry ingredients just until combined.
  • 2
    Heat 1 Tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet. Working in batches, spoon rounded teaspoons of the batter into the skillet and flatten slightly to form 1 1/2 inch cakes.
  • 3
    Cook over moderately high heat until the bottoms are lightly browned and tiny bubbles form on the tops, about 2 minutes. Flip the cakes and cook until lightly browned, about l minute longer.( I have made these in my waffle iron with great success). Transfer to paper towels to drain and repeat with remaining batter and more oil. Arrange the cakes on a platter, top each one with about 1/2 teaspoon of the relish and serve.
  • 4
    Cranberry Glaze: Bring all ingredients to a boil(including the Mandarin juice and orange juice) in a medium saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes- until the berries pop and mixture has thickened.
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