Sweet Potato Tarts
Perfect for before or after any meal, these sweet treats can be your appetizer or dessert.
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Makes: 22-24
Ingredients
Crust
2 cups flour
2/3 cup shortening
5-6 tablespoons cold water
dash of salt
Filing
1 large sweet potato (boiled and mashed)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup evaporated milk
pinch of salt
Method
Peel sweet potato and place it in pot with water to boil.
In a bowl add brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and whisk the ingredients together to make the dry mix.
When the potatoes have boiled, strain the water and mash the sweet potatoes.
Add the mashed sweet potato to the dry mix and add eggs, vanilla, evaporated milk and mix the ingredients together to create the filling. Set the mixture aside.
In a separate bowl mix flour and shortening together.
Add water and salt to the mixture, and mix together.
Using your hands, ball the dough together.
Sprinkle flour on a countertop or flat surface and, place the ball of dough on the flour.
Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough entirely.
Section off circles of the flattened dough using a large mug and lay the circles into the baking pan.
Add the filling mixture into each bit of crust in the baking pan.
Bake at 204 for 15 minutes, then lower temperature to 176 degrees for 20 minutes.
Categories
#sweet
#potato
#tarts
#dessert
#appetisers
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