Thursday, November 12, 2015

Potatoes vs Sweet Potatoes

In Utah there's a popular dish with many names: Nauvoo Potatoes, Funeral Potatoes, Yummy Potatoes. ...
Well, we can't have taters on a low glycemic diet. They burn too fast. Sweet potatoes are the healthier option. So, in our ongoing effort to find substitutions for our favorite eats, I made Nauvoo Potatoes with sweet potatoes. It works, but on one condition. Potatoes absorb sauces and water, sweet potatoes release water. To avoid to soupy ick-ness, add flour. We can't have whitr flour, but we put in some whole wheat waffle mix and that thickened it up so it didn't look so gross. Not gross, just soupy like a failed experiment.
Thanks to Matt for adding the flour to save a frustrated wife from throwing out something salvageable!