Sweet Potato Tart with Pecan Crust

Name: Sweet Potato Tart with Pecan Crust
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 2 teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters maple syrup; 2 Tbsps maple syrup; 2 teaspoons grated orange rind; 59 milliliters pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters soft silken tofu, drained; 355 milliliters mashed cooked sweet potatoes; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 237 milliliters whole wheat pastry flour

This recipe serves 10. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 219 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have silken tofu, pecans, maple syrup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare crust, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.

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Crust

All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Place flour, pecans, and salt in a food processor; process until pecans are finely ground.

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Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add butter; pulse 4 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

With processor on, slowly add 2 tablespoons syrup through food chute, processing just until combined (do not form a ball).

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Syrup

Place dough on a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 or 5 times (dough will be sticky).

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Dough

Place dough in a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan lightly coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Dough

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Tart Form

Place a sheet of plastic wrap over dough; press dough into bottom and up sides of pan. Discard plastic wrap. Pierce bottom and sides of dough with a fork; bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

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Dough

Wrap

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

To prepare filling, combine 1/2 cup syrup and cornstarch.

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Corn Starch

Syrup

Place syrup mixture, sweet potato, and next 6 ingredients (sweet potato through nutmeg) in a food processor; process until smooth, scraping sides. Spoon mixture into prepared crust, spreading evenly.

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Sweet Potato

Nutmeg

Syrup

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Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Place 1/2 cup syrup in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/3 cup; remove from heat. Cool and drizzle about 1 1/2 teaspoons over each serving.

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Syrup

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Sauce Pan