Potato And Sweet Potato Tart Food

SWEET POTATO TARTLETS

Steps:

• Place sweet potato in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain., In a small bowl, mash sweet potato with butter, syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place 1 tablespoon potato mixture in each tart shell. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Top with marshmallows. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes or until marshmallows are lightly browned.

SWEET POTATO TARTLET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar until it becomes a sand-like texture. Add eggs and beat with electric mixer. Add whipping cream and vanilla extract; mix until smooth. Add in flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg.
• Scoop out the inside of the sweet potatoes and transfer them to a medium bowl and mash. Once mashed, add potatoes into the flour mixture and blend with electric mixer.
• Roll out the dough and with tartlet pans, divide the dough into 12 (4-inch) rings. Spray the tartlet pans with nonstick cooking spray and insert dough. Cut off excess dough with a knife.
• With an ice cream scooper, scoop out potato mixture; about 1/4 cup each and place into tartlet pans.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Once cooled, garnish with whipped cream.

SAVORY SWEET POTATO TART

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
• Cook the pancetta in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Roll out the round of dough slightly larger than a 9-inch tart pan and fit the dough into the pan. Put in the freezer while preparing the filling.
• Whisk together the goat cheese, eggs, cream, curry powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cayenne, if using, in a medium bowl (it's okay if there are lumps).
• Remove the tart pan from the freezer. Use a fork to prick holes on the bottom of the crust.
• Sprinkle the pancetta over the bottom of the crust. Pour the goat cheese custard over the top and spread in an even layer. Arrange the sweet potatoes on top. Drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with the cinnamon, and some salt and black pepper.
• Bake until the filling is set and the sweet potatoes are cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before enjoying.

SWEET POTATO TART

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, brown sugar, butter and pecans. Cover and pulse until blended. Add egg, pulsing until mixture forms a soft dough. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. , Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 350°., Drain sweet potatoes, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. Place potatoes in a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Add the brown sugar, milk, egg whites, yogurt, flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and reserved liquid; cover and process until blended., Pour into crust. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Garnish with whipped topping if desired.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until tender, 40-50 minutes., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. tart pan with removable bottom. Press onto bottom and sides of pan; trim edges to edge of pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling., Remove potatoes from oven; increase oven setting to 425°. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, remove peel and place pulp in a large bowl; beat until smooth (you will need 1 cup mashed). Add butter, brown sugar, flour, pie spice and salt; beat until blended. Beat in egg, cream and bourbon. Pour into crust. Bake on a lower oven rack 15 minutes., Meanwhile, for topping, mix butter, brown sugar and corn syrup until blended. Stir in pecans., Remove pie; reduce oven setting to 350°. Spoon topping evenly over pie. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 8-10 minutes. , Cool on a wire rack. Serve within 2 hours or refrigerate, covered, and serve cold.

SWEET POTATO TART

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, butter, and salt, and pulse until the mixture is very coarse. Pour the flour/butter into a large bowl and add the ice water. Pour out onto a clean, flat surface into a large log. Using the palm of your hand, gently push and pull the mixture to form it into a dough.
• Do not knead, you are just slightly manipulating it. Form into a disc and wrap. Chill. Roll out on floured surface and place in greased 9-inch tart pan. Blind bake tart shell for 10 minutes in a 350 degree F oven.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sweet potato puree, eggs, sugar, orange juice, heavy cream, butter, and spiced thoroughly. Pour sweet potato mixture into tart shell and return to 350 degree F oven and bake for 25 minutes or until center is set. Let cool.
• Whip cream, cinnamon, and sugar to desired consistency.

SWEET POTATO TARTS

Steps:

• Use your favorite crust recipe, or buy a prepackaged one at the refrigerated section of your grocery store. Lay the dough flat and cut with a round cookie cutter. Place the dough in cup cake pan that has been buttered. Prebake individual shells until they just begin to turn brown Mix all ingredients well. Pour into tart shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Top with crushed walnuts, raisins and whipped cream

POTATO AND SWEET POTATO TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Press the piecrust gently into an ungreased 9-inch tart pan or deep dish pie pan.
• Peel the potatoes and sweet potato and cut them into thin, even slices (no more than 1/8 inch thick). Combine the flour and melted butter and slowly add the milk, stirring until smooth; there should be no lumps. Place a single layer of potato slices in the bottom of the tart pan, spread 2 tablespoons of the milk mixture over the potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Place a layer of sweet potatoes over the potatoes, spread with 2 tablespoons of the milk mixture, and season with salt and pepper. Continue layering until you have 3 layers of white potatoes and 2 of sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with the nutmeg and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top layer and the crust are lightly browned. Serve immediately.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND SWEET POTATO TART

Steps:

• Make Pastry: combine flour, butter, shortening and salt and lightly mix until it resembles breadcrumbs. Blend in enough water to form a dough. Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• To make Tart: Pare yukon gold potatoes, slice 1/4 inch thick and put in cold water.
• Pare and slice sweet potatoes and stand in cold water. do the same with the parsnips.
• Steam potatoes, parsnips and sweet potatoes until al dente. Set aside.
• Heat oil and saute onions until caramelized and golden brown in color. Add Herbes de Provence and garlic and saute for 3 more minutes. Set aside.
• Mix manchego, gruyere and cream together in bowl and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Roll out pastry and press into bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
• Layer potatoes, sweet potatoes and parsnips in tart and sprinkle onions and cream/cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are used.
• For maximum appearance make sure to finish the top layer with sweet potatoes, then caramelized onion.
• Bake 45 minutes in preheated oven.
• Remove from oven and allow to sit for 20 minutes.

SAVORY SWEET POTATO AND LEEK TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Bake the potatoes until the center is tender when you stick a knife in it.
• Prepare tart dough. (Use your preferred pie crust. I use 1c flour, 1/3c oil, 1/6 c water, 1/4t salt and blend in food processor, then mold it to the pie dish with the palm of my hand.).
• Trim the leeks, and cook 7-10 minutes on medium heat in butter until tender. Add dash of water 3-4 mins into cooking to keep them from burning.
• Place all tart ingredients into food processor and blend. Mash the potatoes (skins excluded) and add to the mix.
• Cook tart shell for 10 mins at 400.
• Pour the tart mix into the shell and bake at 375 for 45-40 minutes or until golden. Gently shake the dish, and if the center giggles loosely, it needs more time.
• Note: I made this with evaporated milk instead of cream, and didn't have gruyere so used parmesan and goats cheese. I also didn't have parsley, so added more thyme. I doubled the recipe and used an 11x14 dish. It came out great!