Sweet Potato Tart

Name: Sweet Potato Tart
Yield: Makes one 22-cm tart
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: Pastry flour or top flour 70 g, sifted; Egg yolks 3; Whipping cream (35% fat) 160 g; Brown sugar 35 g; Eggs 20 g; Soy bean powder (kinako) 20 g; Unsalted butter 30 g; Water as needed; Rice flour 30 g, sifted; Sweet potatoes 400 g, peeled and diced; Castor (superfine) sugar 70 g; Unsalted butter 70 g; Vanilla extract ½ tsp; Black sesame seeds 2 Tbsp, toasted at 150°C for 10 minutes; Brown sugar 40 g; Egg yolk 1; Salt a pinch

Preparation info

Makes
one
22 cm tart

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Okashi

By Keiko Ishida

Published 2010

About

Ingredients

Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

Unsalted butter 70 g
Brown sugar 35 g
Salt

Asia
Japan
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Prepare sweet shortcrust pastry. Beat butter until soft and creamy. Add brown sugar, salt, egg and soy bean powder and mix well. Add both flours and fold in with a spatula. Wrap dough in cling wrap and rest in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
Unwrap dough and place on a non-stick baking mat. Cover dough with cling film and roll out to a thickness of 3–5 mm. Remove no