Yam Blinis With Brown Sugar-Ginger Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 cup low-fat milk, warmed
1 yam
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
cooking spray
Brown Sugar-Ginger Sauce:
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation

Dissolve white sugar and yeast in warmed milk. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
Pierce yam in several places in a fork. Cook in the microwave until soft, about 7 minutes. Mash with a fork on a small plate.
Whisk egg and vanilla extract together in a small bowl.
Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Add milk mixture, mashed yam, and egg mixture; stir until batter is the consistency of sour cream.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; grease with cooking spray. Drop 1/4 cup batter onto the skillet; cook until edges are dry, 30 to 40 seconds. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, about 30 seconds more. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing skillet between batches.
Combine 1/2 cup milk, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, ginger, and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until smooth and thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour over blinis.