Sweet potato pancakes

Adapted from the basic pancake recipe in The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook, page 32.

Dry ingredients:

• 2 cups flour (I used 1c unbleached white, 1c whole wheat)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch ancho chile powder
• cinnamon
• allspice

Wet ingredients:

• 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 eggs

A little melted butter in the cast-iron skillet for the first batch, and that’s about it.