Low Fat Sweet Potato Latkes

Submitted by LRB6680

"I found these recipes on a website (www.caryn.com) and made them for a Chanukah party. The original recipe had salt and pepper but I eliminated it. They were a big hit!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 lbs sweet potatoes or 1 3/4 lbs yams, peeled
• 1 onion
• 5 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• canola oil (for frying)

directions

1. Loosely grate potatoes and onion in food processor and place in large mixing bowl.
2. Mix in eggs. Add flour and mix well.
3. In large non-stick skillet, heat 2 tbsp oil. Spoon out the batter into pan, being careful not to crowd--press into compact 3 inch pancakes.
4. Cook 1 1/2 minutes per side.
5. Keep finished pancakes warm in oven until all pancakes are fried, and add as little oil to pan as needed to keep pancakes from sticking.
6. Bake pancakes at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
7. Turn over and bake 5 additional minutes.
8. Serve while hot.