Sweet Potato Pancakes (vegan)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups sweet potatoes, peeled, coarsely grated
• 1 cup water
• 6 cups red potatoes, shredded
• 2 cups water (yes, again)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup unbleached flour
• 1 1/4 cups dried cranberries
• 4 teaspoons crisco shortening
• 1/4 cup canola oil

Recipe

• 1 put sweet potatoes & 1 cup of water in a large skillet over medium heat, then cover & steam for 10 minutes or until potatoes start to soften. transfer the potatoes to a plate & set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine red potatoes with the salt & 2 cups of water & let stand for 20 minutes before rinsing, draining & pressing dry.
• 3 to the red potatoes, add the sweet potatoes, onions, parsley, flour, cranberries & crisco, mixing well.
• 4 heat half of the oil in the skillet over medium-low heat. when it is hot, add 1/2-cup measures of the potato mixture to the skillet, pressing down to flatten, & cook 3 to 5 minutes or until the bottoms are brown. turn the pancakes over & brown the other side.
• 5 transfer the cooked pancakes to a paper towle-lined plate & repeat the previous step with the remaining potato mixture.
• 6 serve hot & crisp.