Sweet Potato Torte
 
 
This sweet potato torte recipe is so good- it will have you asking if it is a side dish or is it a dessert? I promise you that this is one holiday dish that everyone will be talking about for a long time!
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Ingredients
For the Crust
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup shortening, cut into cubes
  • 2 Tablespoons (or more) of ice water
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1½ teaspoons white vinegar
For the Filling
  • 4 large sweet potatoes
  • 2 14-oz cans sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons maple syrup (the real stuff!)
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Crust
  1. In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, and salt, and blend for 10 seconds. Add the cubed shortening and process using on/off pulses until mixture resembles large crumbs.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together 2 Tablespoons ice water, egg yolk, oil, and white vinegar. Add liquid mixture to food processor and blend using on/off pulses until dough comes together in large moist clumps. (Add more ice water if the dough is too dry).
  3. Gather dough into a ball, flatten to a disk, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for at least an hour and up to a day.
For the Filling
  1. Cook the sweet potatoes until tender in the microwave, piercing them first to allow steam to escape. (I cook them on high for 10 minutes and then test for squishy-ness, adding two additional minutes of cooking time until they are done). Allow them to cool.
  2. Scape cooked potato flesh into a large bowl and mash until smooth. Measure 3 cups of mashed sweet potatoes for use in the torte.
  3. Add all remaining ingredients to the mashed sweet potatoes and beat until the filling is smooth.
  4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place disk of dough into a 9" springform pan. Using your fingers, press dough into the bottom and up the sides of the pan, pressing seams together to seal.
  5. Add filling to springform pan and bake for 90 minutes, or until the torte is brown at the edges and the center is just set. Allow the torte to cool for 45 minutes before serving.
Recipe by MomOf6 at https://www.momof6.com/christmas-ideas/sweet-potato-torte-recipe/