Sweet Potato Pancakes - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 1 large sweet potato
• 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons plus 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons honey (tupelo, of course!)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• Peach butter (recipe follows)
• Spiced pecans (recipe follows)
• 1½ teaspoons tupelo honey
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1½ teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 large ripe peach, peeled and finely diced or ¾ cup frozen peaches, diced fine
• 1½ teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon peach nectar
• Pinch of salt