New Zealand Kumara Bake Recipes

KUMARA OR SWEET POTATO PIE (NEW ZEALAND)

Steps:

• In a large bowl sift together the flour and icing sugar. Add the butter and use your fingertips to gently rub and combine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs of different sizes but none larger than a pea.
• Add the ice-cold water and gently mix with your hands until mixture comes together. Roll into a ball and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate while you steam the sweet potato.
• Steam sweet potato chunks until tender.
• Place chunks into a blender or food processor along with milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Blend until smooth. Let the mixture cool a little before adding the eggs and vanilla essence and then blend again to combine. Set aside.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C).
• Remove pie dough from fridge and place on a floured surface. Roll out to fit larger than the pie tin. Place dough in tin and press down onto base and up the sides with your fingers to make the shell. Trim the sides and then press down with a fork or your fingers.
• Line pastry shell with baking paper and fill with pie weights. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until partially cooked. Remove from oven and remove pie weights and baking paper. Cool for 1 or 2 minutes.
• Pour sweet potato mixture into the pie shell and bake for a further 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
• Serve with whipping cream or vanilla Ice cream on the side.

NEW ZEALAND KUMARA BAKE

Steps:

• Arrange potatoes in shallow baking pan or dish; sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Combine cornstarch, brown sugar and 1/4 t salt.
• Blend in orange juice and raisins.
• Bring mixture quickly to a boil, stirring.
• Add remaining ingredients and pour over potatoes.
• Bake, uncovered, in oven preheated to 350*F 20 minutes or until potatoes are well glazed.
• Garnish with orange slices, if desired.
• NOTE: 1-pound 2-ounce can drained sweet pototes may be substituted for cooked potatoes.

SWEET POTATO (KUMARA) WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Drizzle a medium baking sheet with the vegetable oil.
• In a large, resealable plastic bag, mix flour, paprika, mustard powder, salt, and pepper. Place sweet potato wedges in the bag, and toss to coat.
• Arrange coated sweet potato wedges on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until browned and crisp.