Sweet Potato Tart

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

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
Microwave
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