Baked Sweet Potato Cakes

• 1 9/16 pounds sweet potato puree
• 7/8 cup water
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 3/8 cups almonds chopped or grated
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/16 cups corn flour
• 9/16 cup wheat flour
• 5 egg yolks

1. Cook the sweet potatoes in boiling water, then mash to a puree, and set aside.
2. Boil the water and the sugar to a syrup in the firm ball stage, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.
3. After this time, add the sweet potato puree, and mix well.
4. Add the almonds and the cinnamon powder, and stir a bit more.
5. Mix the flours together, and add to the above mixture, stir well until obtaining a uniform dough.
6. Before removing from the heat, add the egg yolks, and stir again. Let cool completely.
7. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
8. Use 2 spoons to make small ellipses shaped cookies.
9. Place on a baking tray, and brush with egg yolks.
10. Bake for about 25 minutes.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Baked-Sweet-Potato-Cakes-898204 (may not work)