Corn Fritters with Whipped Sweet Potato Butter

Ingredients

• 2 cups finely ground cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Maldon salt, to taste
• fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
• Dash of Aleppo chili pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 2 cups charred corn off the cob
• chopped green onion
• chopped cilantro
• baked sweet potato
• unsalted butter
• hot honey
• orange zest

Instructions

1. Mix finely ground cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, Maldon salt, cracked black pepper, and Aleppo chili pepper together.
2. Add 2 large eggs, cottage cheese, and melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix.
3. Add charred corn, chopped green onion, and chopped cilantro to the mixture.
4. Adjust seasoning with more salt and cracked black pepper as needed.
5. Check the consistency and add a little cream if necessary.
6. Prepare the whipped sweet potato butter by combining baked sweet potato, unsalted butter, chopped cilantro, hot honey, orange zest, Maldon salt, and cracked black pepper in a bowl and mix to combine.
7. Press down the fritter mixture to form patties.