Sweet Potato Corn Sticks

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/4 lbs.)
• vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (3/4 stick)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
• 2 place potatoes on pan on rack and bake until knife pierces potatoes easily, about 1 hour;maintain oven temperature.
• 3 peel potatoes, puree and transfer 1 1/2 cups to large bowl. (reserve any remainder for another use.).
• 4 generously brush corn stick pans (preferably cast iron) with vegetable oil.
• 5 heat pans in oven until oil smokes slightly, about 10 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, mix buttermilk, butter and eggs into potato puree.
• 7 combine cornmeal,flour,sugar,baking powder and salt; add to puree and stir just until combined.
• 8 spoon batter into pans, filling each 3/4 full.
• 9 bake until crisp and golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes; unmold.
• 10 can be prepared 8 hours ahead. cool completely. wrap in foil. rewarm in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes before serving.
• 11 serve warm with butter.