Sweet Potato Cakes

A Carolina mountain recipe for Sweet Potato Cakes.

AmericanOtherEasy20 min

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 cup of mashed sweet potatoes
  • 2 cups of sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup of milk

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sift the flour, baking soda, sugar and the salt into a bowl.

  2. 2

    Mix the oil and milk with the mashed sweet potatoes until well blended.

  3. 3

    Add the sweet potato mixture to the flour mixture and mix lightly with fork until mixture holds together.

  4. 4

    Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead gently until smooth.

  5. 5

    Roll dough out to about 1/4" thick and cut into rounds with floured biscuit cutter.

  6. 6

    Place the sweet potato rounds on a baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 10 -20 minutes.

Tags

americancarolinas-cooking

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