INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes (2 small baked sweet potatoes)
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 3 teaspoons orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Combine sweet potatoes, oil, syrup, orange juice, and salt in large bowl. Sift in flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar.
  3. Cut dry ingredients into sweet potato mixture with fork until mixture comes together. Stir in 2 to 3 Tbs. water, or enough to get dough to hold together.
  4. Drop golf ball–size rounds of dough onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 to 17 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned and firm to the touch. Serve warm.