GLUTEN FREE PANCAKES FOR PANCAKE WEEK 1

Above are sweet potato pancakes,  perhaps not what first comes to mind when you think of Pancake Day, but delicious and full of nutrition, nonetheless. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

•  1 lightly beaten egg
• 16 oz yams, peeled 
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 2T all-purpose gluten free flour
• oil for frying (canola or peanut work well)

Instructions:

• Heat oil to 375 degrees (use thermometer if possible)
• Mix egg, onion, parsley and flour.
• Process yams in food processor until yams are in small bits (see photo below)

• Mix potatoes with salt in a bowl lined with a cloth napkin. Join ends of napkin to make a bag, twisting the napkin until as much liquid as possible is removed.  
• Add potatoes to egg mix.
• Use 1/4 cup measure to transfer mixture to oil. Flatten immediately with spatula.
• Do not turn pancakes until edges are very brown.

Makes 8 latkes.

Serve with sour cream and/or  applesauce (traditional)  or cranberry sauce and/or yogurt (non-traditional). 

Here's another pancake recipe.