Sweet Potato Puffs

By rickfanciullo

Great with turkey, ham or pork

Ingredients

• 3 large (2 pounds) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 T packed brown sugar
• 1/2 t grated orange peel
• 1/4 t ground cardamon
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 T butter melted
• 2 T's chopped crystallized ginger, if desired.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place potatoes in 3 qt sauce pan, add enough water to cover the potatoes. Cover and heat to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer covered for 20 minutes or until tender; drain. Shake in the sauce pan over low heat to dry. 2. Heat oven to 425. Mash potatoes in medium bowl until NO lumps. 3. All all ingredients, except 1 T of melted butter and the ginger. 4. Beat mixture vigorously until potatoes are fluffy. 5. Drop potatoes by 1/2 cupfuls onto an non-greased cookie sheet - forming 8 mounds (can place in decorating bag and squeeze out 8 rosettes. 6. Brush mounts with melted butter. Bake for 15 minutes or until hot (assume 425??) 7. Sprinkle with ginger (optional)