Sweet Potato Cakes

Ingredients

• 3 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 large egg, whisked
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups panko or bread crumbs, divided
• vegetable or canola oil, as needed

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 F.

2. 2

   Poke a few holes in the sweet potatoes and bake for 1 hour.

3. 3

   Remove and discard the skins from the potatoes, mash flesh in a bowl and allow to cool.

4. 4

   Mix the egg, cinnamon, sugar, salt and ½ cup of panko or bread crumbs into the sweet potatoes.

5. 5

   Place the remaining 1 1/2 cups of panko or bread crumbs in a separate bowl.

6. 6

   For each cake, coat 2 tablespoons of the mixture with the panko and shape into small patties.

7. 7

   Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a skillet over medium heat and place the patties into the skillet.

8. 8

   Pan-fry for 4 minutes on each side until golden.*

9. 9

   Continue to pan-fry the remaining cakes with oil as needed.

10. 10

    Serve.