Cook the Book: Sweet Potato Waffles

Name: Cook the Book: Sweet Potato Waffles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 6 larges egg whites at room temperature; 298 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 57 grams light brown sugar; 1 Tbsp orange zest, grated; 227 grams sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 237 milliliters whole milk

Cook the Book: Sweet Potato Waffles is a vegetarian morn meal. One portion of this dish contains roughly 16g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 539 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have butter, brown sugar, orange zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Put the sweet potatoes in a steamer basket and put the steamer in a large pot of simmering water that is 1 inch from the bottom of the basket. Cover and steam over medium-high heat for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are fork tender.

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Sweet Potato

Water

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Steamer Basket

Pot

Remove the steamer basket, pour the water out of the pot, and dump the sweet potatoes into the pot. Mash with a potato masher.

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Sweet Potato

Potato

Water

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Steamer Basket

Potato Masher

Pot

In a large mixing bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, butter, and orange zest.

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Sweet Potato

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Butter

Milk

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Mixing Bowl

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and add to the sweet potato mixture. Stir to incorporate but do not overmix; there should be lumps remaining in the batter.

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Baking Powder

Sweet Potato

All Purpose Flour

Salt

In a separate bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the batter one third at a time. The batter will be thick. Using a disher (appropriate to your waffle iron’s capacity), pour the batter onto a heated, oiled waffle iron and cook until lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes.

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Egg Whites