Baked sweet potato cakes

 Ti's the season for all things sweet potato. But for me...I don't need any season/reason to eat sweet potatoes. They are one of my favorite spuds/studs .

My local super market had a whole lot of yams right in front of the door and I picked up some and walked to where I know my favorite spuds are usually available. And there I see the sweet potatoes. So I put down the yams and get some sweet potatoes. I thought they were pretty much the same. Turns out I was very very wrong. They both are very different

Anyway, I made these baked sweet potato cakes and they flew off the counter super fast.

Baked sweet potato cakes 

Baked Sweet Potato cakes

Ingredients:

1. 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1 cm round (or any way which is easy for you to cut into pieces)
2. 1 egg
3. 1/4 cup sugar
4. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, cinnamon, nut meg, baking powder
5. 2/3 cup all purpose flour
6. 1 tablespoon butter

Boil the sweet potato pieces until fork tender. Drain and mash them. Mix all the ingredients into a smooth past.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Lay parchment paper on a baking dish. 

Make patties out of the dough about 2-2.5 inches diameter and 1/2 inch thick.

My sweet potato mix was a bit on the runny side where I couldn't really made a patty. So I put a dollop of the mix on the parchment and spread it into a circle as much as possible.

Bake for 23-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before eating as is, or for more yumminess...top it with whipped cream and enjoy!

sweet potato fries

sweet potato fries are one of the best things you ever eat. They are sweet and good for you too and if they are not dripping with oil thats another great thing to add to the list.


Sweet Potato Fries

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

1. 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into fries 1/2 inch thick sticks about 3 inches long
2. 1 teaspoon salt
3. Oil for spraying on the baking sheet
4. 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Spray a cooking sheet with cooking spray. Add the sweet potato fried to the tray and sprinkle with half of the salt and bake in the middle rack for 20 minutes.

Take out, flip the fries, sprinkle the rest of the salt and bake on the bottom rack for 10 minutes. Turn the oven off. Sprinkle the sugar if using and leave it in the oven for 5 more minutes. Cool the fries for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy