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Title: Sweet Potato Pancakes
Categories: Z-, Hannukah
Yield: 12 servings

1 Egg
2 c Coarsely shredded sweet
-potatoes
2 tb Matzoh meal; crumbed matzo
-or crumbled water biscuits
2 tb Firmly packed light or dark
-brown sugar
1 ts Grated fresh ginger; (or 1/2
-tsp ground)
1/8 ts Salt; or to taste
Oil for frying

1. In a medium bowl, beat the egg. Add the sweet potatoes, matzo meal,
brown sugar, ginger and salt; stir until combined.

2. Pour the oil 1/4" deep into a large skillet. Heat the oil over medium-
high heat until it bubbles when a little sweet potato is dropped in. Drop
the batter by tablespoonsful into the oil and flatten slightly with the
back of a spoon. Cook until golden on bottom; turn and cook until golden on
second side. Drain on paper towels.

Variation: Omit the ginger; add 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

1000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles, 1996 p. 72 Macmillan, N.Y. 1996
ISBN: 0-02-542965-5

Recipe by: 1000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles p. 72

Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Linda Shapiro on Oct 28,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.