Roasted Sweet Potato Bars
- 2 recipes of Basic Pie Crust (recipe follows)
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 pounds sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Steen's 100 percent Pure Cane Syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups cold lard or solid vegetable shortening
- 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly dust a work surface with the flour.
- Roll out the dough the size of a large pan and about 1/4-inch thick.
- Carefully fold the dough into fourths and place on the pan.
- Form the crust to fit the pan.
- Crimping the edges.
- In a mixing bowl, toss the sweet potatoes with salt and vegetable oil.
- Roast the sweet potatoes for 1 hour, or until the potatoes are tender.
- Remove from the oven and cool.
- Remove the skin from each potato.
- Place the potatoes in a mixing bowl and mash the potatoes until smooth.
- Stir in the eggs, cream, cane syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Spread the sweet potato mixture over the pie crust.
- Bake the bars for 25-30 minutes, or until the bars are set.
- Remove from the oven and cool
- Combine the flour and salt in a bowl.
- Add the lard and work it in with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, working it in with your hands.
- Add only as much as you need to make a smooth ball of dough.
- Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll the dough out on the floured surface.
- Gently fold the dough in half and then in half again so that you can lift it without tearing it, and unfold into a pan.
- Fill and proceed as directed in the recipe.
- Yield: Two 9-inch pie crusts, or 1 sheet pan
pie crust, flour, sweet potatoes, vegetable oil, salt, eggs, heavy cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, salt, cold lard, water
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/roasted-sweet-potato-bars-recipe.html (may not work)