Sweet potato pie

Name: Sweet potato pie
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons caster sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 200 g plain flour, plus extra; 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten (optional); 100 g butter, cut into small pieces; 500 g sweet potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed; 80 g brown sugar; 3–4 tablespoons iced water (more if needed); 25 g butter; 3 tablespoons double cream; 2 tablespoons brandy; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; pinch of ground cloves; 1 tablespoon orange flower water; 3 egg yolks; 2 egg whites

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Winter Food

By Jill Norman

Published 2005

About

This may sound odd, but think American pumpkin pie. Potato pies, sweetened with honey and later with sugar, were popular with our ancestors, and this version, made with sweet potatoes, draws on the flavours of orange flower water and cinnamon used in early Eriglish cooking.

Ingredients

For the Shortcrust Pastry

200 g plain flour, plus extra

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Make the pastry following the same method as Blueberry Tart using a 24 cm tart tin. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.