Sweet Potato Fritters Ala Nita

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter
• 1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
• 3 baked sweet potatoes, peeled,mashed
• 3 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 -4 tablespoons dark brown sugar, depends on sweetness of the potato,red potatoes are usually naturally sweeter
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 cup baker angel flake coconut (optional)
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 heat a saucepan over low heat.
• 2 add butter and melt.
• 3 add onions.
• 4 saute' over medium-low heat until onion is soft and somewhat translucent.
• 5 do not brown.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 turn burner off.
• 8 preheat peanut oil or vegetable oil to 350 degrees f.
• 9 or to point where a drop of water will sizzle when placed in it.
• 10 peel and mash sweet potatoes in a large bowl.
• 11 add sauteed onion.
• 12 whisk eggs together.
• 13 add flour and sugar mixing in until smooth.
• 14 add salt, optional coconut.
• 15 combine with potato mixture.
• 16 spoon fritter mixture into hot oil by about 1/2 tablespoons.
• 17 cook 5 or 6 fritters at a time.
• 18 cook fritters about 3 minutes on each side.
• 19 drain on rack or on paper towels.