Espresso and Sweet Potato Tart

Name: Espresso and Sweet Potato Tart
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) unsalted butter (at room temperature), cut into small pieces; 350 g (12 oz) plain flour; 4 egg yolks; 2 eggs; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) strong espresso coffee; 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar; Juice and finely grated zest of 1 orange; 150 ml (¼ pint) full-fat milk; 1 egg, lightly beaten; Zest of ½ lemon, finely grated; 100 g (4 oz) icing sugar, sifted; A pinch of salt; 250 g (9 oz) orange-fleshed sweet potatoes; 300 ml (½ pint) double cream

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Potatoes

By Paul Gayler

Published 2010

About

This tart has a rich, creamy, coffee-flavoured filling. It’s very good served with chocolate sauce.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
300 ml (½

Vegetarian
Pie

Method

First make the pastry. Sift the flour onto a work surface and make a well in the centre. Put the butter, salt, sugar and lemon zest in the well and then add the egg. With your fingertips, gradually bring the flour into the centre, blending in the butter until all the ingredients come together to form a soft dough. Knead lightly for 1 minute, until smooth, then shape into a ball, cover with clin