A delicious side dish to go with your thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner. Tastes a bit like a dessert and looks like a pie because it is in a pie crust. Crust must be made the day before and refrigerated. Pie itself can be made a day ahead of time or the day of
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 2 Cups all purpose flour.
- 1 tablespoon sugar.
- 3/4 Teaspoon salt.
- 3/4 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into
- 1/2-inch cubes.
- 2 tablespoons (or more) Ice water.
- 1 large egg yolk.
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons distilled white vinegar.
- FILLING
- 2 1/4 Pounds medium-size red-skinned sweet potatoes (Yams; about 4.)
- 1 3/4 cups sweetened condensed milk (from two 14-ounce cans.)
- 1/2 cup sugar.
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted.
- 1/4 cup honey.
- 2 large eggs.
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup.
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
- 1 teaspoon salt.
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Directions
- FOR CRUST: Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor; blend 10 seconds. Add shortening and blend, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk 2 tablespoons ice water, oil, egg yolk, and vinegar in a small bowl to blend. Add oil mixture to processor and blend, using on/off turns, until dough comes together in moist clumps, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
- FOR FILLING: pierce sweet potatoes in several places. microwave until tender, turning once, about 12 minutes. Split potatoes open; scrape flesh into large bowl and mash until smooth. Measure 3 cups mashed potatoes and transfer to large bowl. Add all remaining ingredients to 3 cups mashed potatoes; beat filling until blended and smooth. (can be made 1 day ahead. cover and chill.) Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll out dough on floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter spring form pan. press smoothly over bottom and upsides to with in 3/4 inch of top edge, sealing any cracks. Add filling to dough-lined pan. Bake torte until filling is beginning to brown at edges and is just set in center, about 1 and a half hours. Transfer torte to rack. Cool 45 minutes. Cut around pan sides to loosen torte. Remove pan sides.
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 141g | |
Recipe makes 10 servings | |
Calories 566 | |
Calories from Fat 254 | 45% |
Total Fat 28.82g | 36% |
Saturated Fat 11.48g | 46% |
Trans Fat 5.14g | |
Cholesterol 99mg | 33% |
Sodium 501mg | 21% |
Potassium 258mg | 7% |
Total Carbs 70.13g | 19% |
Dietary Fiber 0.8g | 3% |
Sugars 49.69g | 33% |
Protein 8.57g | 14% |
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