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    Sweet Potato Cranberry Napoleon


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    Sweet Potato Custard (recipe below)
    Cranberry Topping (recipe below)
    8 sheets phyllo dough
    1/2 cup melted butter
    1 cup heavy cream, whipped

    Make SweetPotato Custard and Cranberry Topping ahead.

    SweetPotato Custard:
    1 medium sweetpotato
    5 eggs, beaten
    3/4 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    pinch of salt
    1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
    1/3 cup water
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Recipe



    Make sweetpotato puree by cooking 1 medium or 2 small sweet potatoes in boiling water until soft in center. Remove skin and puree in bowl of food processor with metal blade. You will need 1 cup puree for custard.

    Preheat oven to 350o. In medium bowl combine eggs, sugar, puree, cinnamon and salt. Stir in evaporated milk, water and vanilla. Pour into a 9x13-inch nonstick cake pan. Bake in a water bath: place cake pan in a larger pan filled with hot water to 1/2 depth of cake pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool and refrigerate.

    Cranberry Topping:
    1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
    3/4 cup sugar
    3/4 cup water
    1 tablespoon arrowroot

    Combine cranberries, sugar and water in small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and add arrowroot. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat and chill.


    To make Napoleons:
    An hour or so before your guests arrive lay out 1 phyllo dough sheet on a sheet pan. Brush with melted butter and repeat until the dough is 4 sheets high. Repeat this process with the other 4 sheets on another sheet pan. Cut each into 12 squares and bake at 375o until golden brown about 10-15 minutes.

    Turn chilled SweetPotato Custard onto a cutting board and cut into 12 squares.


    To assemble:
    Place 1 phyllo layer on plate, next, a square of custard, then top with a second phyllo layer. Repeat with a second layer of custard and a third phyllo layer. Top with whipped cream and a spoonful of Cranberry Topping.

    Serves 6.

 

 

 


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