Sweet Potato Torte Recipes

POTATO & SWEET POTATO TORTE

Steps:

• 1. Position oven rack at the lowest level; preheat to 450°F. 2, Coat a 9 1/2-inch, deep-dish pie pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom with parchment paper or foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. 2, Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add leeks and thyme. Cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. (If necessary, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water to prevent scorching.) 3. Season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper. 4. Arrange half the sweet potato slices, slightly overlapping, in the prepared pie pan and season with a little of the remaining salt and pepper. 5. Spread one-third of the leeks over the top. 6. Arrange half the potato slices over the leeks and season with salt and pepper. Top with another third of the leeks. 7. Layer the remaining sweet potatoes, leeks and potatoes in the same manner. Cover the pan tightly with foil. 8. Bake the torte until the vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes. 9. Run a knife around the edge of the torte to loosen it. Invert onto a serving plate. Remove paper or foil and serve. Tip: To clean leeks: Trim and discard coarse green tops. Split leeks lengthwise with a sharp knife, beginning about 1 inch from the root end and cutting toward the green end. Leave root end attached. Swish leeks repeatedly in a basin of cold water to remove grit. Alternatively, trim roots and ragged tops. Slice leeks and place in plenty of water, then drain. Repeat a few times. The slices do not absorb water or lose flavor and the process is faster.

LAYERED SWEET POTATO TORTE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Brush 9-inch springform pan with oil. 2. Stack 6 chard leaves on cutting board, and roll tightly into cylinder. Slice cylinder to chiffonade leaves into thin strands. Repeat with remaining leaves. 3. Place 1 sweet potato slice in center of bottom of prepared springform pan. Arrange slices in circles around center slice, overlapping slices by at least half. Brush with oil, sprinkle with 1 tsp. chopped rosemary and one-third minced garlic, and season with salt and pepper (if desired). Spread 1 cup Swiss chard over potatoes, sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped onion and one-third crumbled Taleggio. Arrange another layer of sweet potatoes over chard, and press down on potatoes to flatten layers. Repeat layering twice. 4. Place torte on baking sheet, and cover with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Uncover, and bake 15 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Press top of torte to remove excess liquid. 5. Turn torte upside-down on platter, unmold, and serve. For a crispier top, unmold onto ovenproof platter, and brush top of torte with oil. Broil 3 to 5 minutes, or until potato slices begin to brown and start to curl. Cool 10 minutes before slicing.

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 TORTE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• Scape cooked potato flesh into a large bowl and mash until smooth. Measure 3 cups of mashed sweet potatoes for use in the torte.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the mashed sweet potatoes and beat until the filling is smooth.
• 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.
• 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.

MOCK CHESTNUT TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with baking parchment.
• Torte:
• In a mixing bowl, cream the unsalted margarine or butter with the 1/3 cup sugar. Blend in the egg yolks, then the mashed sweet potatoes, rum extract (if using), and cooled chocolate.
• In another bowl, with clean beaters, whip the egg whites gently until they are a bit foamy. Then add in the salt and whip on a higher speed, slowly dusting in the two tablespoons of sugar to form stiff, glossy (but not dry) peaks. Fold one third of the egg whites into the sweet potato/chocolate mixture and work them in well to loosen the batter. Then, gently fold in the remaining egg whites, blending well but taking care not to deflate the mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes. The cake rises and looks dry, and slightly cracked on top when done. The middle should be soft but firm. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack. At this point, the cake can be frozen for up to a month. Even if serving it the same day, chill the cake for an hour or two before finishing it with the ganache glaze.
• Chocolate Ganache Glaze:
• In a double boiler, bring the water to a gentle boil and add the chopped chocolate all at once. Remove from the heat and stir briskly with a wire whisk until all the chocolate melts and you have a thick glaze or sauce-like topping. Refrigerate for an hour or so. (You can also make this ahead and refrigerate it for up to a week or two. Simply warm it to the right temperature for glazing the cake.)
• Invert the cake onto a cardboard circle or cake board so that the smooth, flat bottom faces up. Do not be dismayed if this is not a high cake - it is a torte and is meant to be a little less than statuesque. Pour the glaze over the cake and, using a metal spatula, even out the glaze and spread it along the sides.
• Instead of the glaze, you can also simply sift some cocoa over the top of the cake or decorate it with curls of chocolate (using a vegetable peeler and a warmish chocolate bar). The cake can also be offered with a pureed raspberry or strawberry sauce, garnished with chocolate shavings, or left as is, with a citrus leaf, a sweetheart rose, or several berries in the center.

FESTIVE THANKSGIVING TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 10-inch springform pan and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper, and then lightly grease the parchment. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice lengthwise on a Japanese mandoline into ¼-inch slices. Arrange the sweet potato slices in the pan, fanning from the center and overlapping the pieces. Spread the lentils into an even layer over the sweet potatoes and gently press to pack.
• In a food processor, pulse the oats and walnuts until a coarse meal is formed. Pour into a large bowl and set aside. Combine the cooked brown rice, chickpeas, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, nut butter, and tomato paste in the food processor and purée into a smooth mixture. Add to the large bowl with the oat and walnut meal, and fold together until completely incorporated. Add the vegetable broth or water gradually, and stir. Add just enough to create a spreadable consistency.
• Gently drop dollops of the mixture over the lentils, and spread into an even layer. Cover the springform pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes, until the edges appear cooked and slightly dry. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes, until the top is dry to the touch. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. When the springform pan is cool enough to handle, flip the torte out onto an ovenproof serving dish.
• Broil the torte until the sweet potatoes begin to caramelize. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving. Can be served warm or at room temperature, garnished with fresh herbs.

LEEK, POTATO & SWEET POTATO TORTE

Steps:

• Have oven rack on lowest level, preheat to 450°F.
• Lightly oil a 9" deep pie plate, line it on the bottom with parchment and lightly oil the parchment.
• Heat the tbsp of oil in a skillet and saute the leeks and thyme for approx 5 minutes, watch they don't scorch, if necessary add a tbsp or two of water, remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange half of the sweet potatoes in the pie plate, have them slightly overlapping going around the plate ending up in the center of the pie plate--one layer but overlapped.
• Season with salt and pepper. Spread 1/3 of the leek mixture over the sweet potatoes.
• Layer half of the potatoes in the same manner as the sweet potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover with 1/3 leeks repeat with another final layer of potatoes. Cover with remaining leeks. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add final layer of sweet potatoes.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake for 45 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• To serve run a knife around the edge to loosen, invert onto a plate, remove parchment paper, slice in wedges and serve.