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Choose this recipe when you want to prepare perfect potato latkes, its high solids content yields a light, fluffy potato pancake – every time.
This Heart-Check Certified recipe is brought to you by Idaho Potato Commission.
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Sweet Potato and Ricotta Latkes
Choose this recipe when you want to prepare perfect potato latkes, its high solids content yields a light, fluffy potato pancake – every time.
This Heart-Check Certified recipe is brought to you by Idaho Potato Commission.
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Prep Time
10
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Cook Time
30
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Total Time
40
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Servings
8
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Serving Size:
1 pancake
Ingredients
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potatoes -
ricotta cheese -
2 tablespoons flour -
2 tablespoons sugar -
2 teaspoons orange zest -
1 teaspoon baking powder -
1/4 teaspoon salt -
1 egg -
1/3 cup raisins -
1/4 cup vegetable oil -
4 teaspoons confectioner's sugar
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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Preheat oven to 350° F. Grate potatoes into a large mixing bowl. Stir in ricotta, flour, sugar, orange peel, baking powder and salt. Add eggs and raisins; mix until well combined. -
In a large, heavy, non-stick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Using a tablespoon, spoon potato mixture into skillet, using about 2 tablespoons per pancake. (Skillet should hold about 4 pancakes at a time.) Flatten mixture slightly with a spatula. Cook pancakes 2 minutes, then flip and cook another 2 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer pancakes to a baking sheet while cooking the remaining pancakes. -
Place cooked pancakes in the oven and bake 10 minutes or until pancakes are cooked through.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
Protein
FiberNutrition Facts
| Calories | 148 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 8.1 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 1.2 g | |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3.4 g | |
| Cholesterol | 25 mg | |
| Sodium | 158 mg | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 17 g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | |
| Sugars | 8 g | |
| Protein | 3 g | |
Dietary Exchanges
1 starch, 1 1/2 fat
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Prep Time
10
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Cook Time
30
-
Total Time
40
-
Servings
8
-
Serving Size:
1 pancake
Ingredients
-
potatoes -
ricotta cheese -
2 tablespoons flour -
2 tablespoons sugar -
2 teaspoons orange zest -
1 teaspoon baking powder -
1/4 teaspoon salt -
1 egg -
1/3 cup raisins -
1/4 cup vegetable oil -
4 teaspoons confectioner's sugar
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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Preheat oven to 350° F. Grate potatoes into a large mixing bowl. Stir in ricotta, flour, sugar, orange peel, baking powder and salt. Add eggs and raisins; mix until well combined. -
In a large, heavy, non-stick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Using a tablespoon, spoon potato mixture into skillet, using about 2 tablespoons per pancake. (Skillet should hold about 4 pancakes at a time.) Flatten mixture slightly with a spatula. Cook pancakes 2 minutes, then flip and cook another 2 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer pancakes to a baking sheet while cooking the remaining pancakes. -
Place cooked pancakes in the oven and bake 10 minutes or until pancakes are cooked through.
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