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Sweet Potato and Flaxseed Pancakes


    Makes 3 pancakes

    Ingredients:

    500 mL lightly packed grated sweet potato - 2 cups
    25 mL grated onion - 2 tbsp
    25 mL chopped cilantro* - 2 tbsp
    1 large egg, slightly beaten
    75 mL whole wheat flour - 1⁄3 cup
    50 mL ground flaxseed - 1⁄4 cup
    5 mL baking powder - 1 tsp
    2 mL salt - 1⁄2 tsp
    2 mL curry powder - 1⁄2 tsp
    50 mL 1% milk - 1⁄4 cup
    25 mL melted butter - 2 tbsp
    canola oil for frying

    Method:

    • In a bowl, combine sweet potato, onion, cilantro and egg.
    • Add flour, ground flaxseed, baking powder, salt and curry. Stir.
    • Add milk and butter. Stir to form batter.
    • Heat a nonstick fry pan over medium heat.
    • Add 5 to 10 mL (1 to 2 tsp.) canola oil. Swirl to coat pan.
    • Using a 15 mL (1 tbsp. ) measure, drop rounded scoop of batter into fry pan, flatten slightly with back of the spoon.
    • Cook 1 to 11⁄2 minutes or until nicely browned on bottom and around edges.
    • Flip over, gently pressing down on pancake with back of pancake turner; cook 1 to 1 1⁄2 minutes or until cooked through.
    • Continue cooking pancakes until all the batter is used, adding more oil to pan as needed.
    • Serve with plain yogurt and mango chutney.

    *fresh parsley can be substituted.

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