Fantastic Sweet Potato Waffles Recipe

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These are wonderful spiced waffles. Good with fried chicken or served for breakfast.

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Seattle WA

Serving Size / Yield

12 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pelled 1/2" cubes red-skinned sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup - packed - light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup - 1/2 stick - unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tsp freshly grated pelled ginger
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1-1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 6 large egg whites, room temperature
  • nonstick vegetable oil spray

Directions

Waffle iron

Place sweet potatoes in a steamer basket in a large saucepan of simmering water. Steam potatoes until tender, about 17 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and mash well [or run through food mill if you have one]. Add millk, egg yolks, brown sugar, butter and ginger; whisk to blend.

Preheat waffle iron. Whisk flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add potato mixture and whisk to blend. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in another large bowl until peaks form. Add 1/3 of the whites to potato mixture. fold just to blend. Add remaining whites in 2 batches, folding just to blend between additions.

Coat waffle iron with nonstick spray. Working in batches, add batter to waffle iron [amount needed and cooking time will vary depending on machine]. Cook until waffles are lightly browned and set.

Serve with fried chicken and maple syrup.