Sweet Potato Ham Puffs Recipes

SWEET POTATO PUFFS (ROSETTES) MAKE AHEAD

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in 3 quart saucepan; add enough water to cover.
• Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• Simmer covered about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain.
• Shake potatoes in saucepan over very low heat until dry.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees, if making same day.
• Mash potatoes, add remaining ingredients EXCEPT the last two--the 1 tablespoon butter and crystallized ginger.
• Beat vigorously until potatoes are fluffy.
• Drop potatoes by 1/2 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets forming 8 mounds. Or spoon into decorating bag using large star tip or ziplock bag with corner cut off and form 8 rosettes. At this point, you either bake OR cover and refrigerate or freeze for later. If freezing, it will need to be thawed in fridge.
• When baking, brush remaining 1 tablespoon butter over rosettes.
• Bake at 425 degrees about 15 to 18 minutes or until hot.
• Sprinkle with ginger, if desired.

SWEET POTATO PUFF

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat sweet potatoes, sugar, butter, eggs, milk and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in coconut. , Spoon into a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Combine topping ingredients until well blended; sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

SWEET POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the mashed sweet potato, mascarpone, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla using a rubber spatula. Set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out a sheet of puff pastry to 10-by-13 inches. Using a 3- inch round cutter, cut out 12 rounds from the first sheet of puff pastry. Working one at a time, use your fingers to slightly flatten and widen each round. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of the mashed potato filling into the middle of the round, brush a small amount of egg on one edge and stretch the pastry over the filling to make a half moon. Crimp the edges with your fingers to seal and place on the prepared baking sheet. Continue with the remaining rounds and half the filling, leaving 1 inch between puffs, and then cut and fill 12 rounds from the second sheet of puff pastry.
• Brush the tops of each pastry with some beaten egg and sprinkle with some cinnamon-sugar. Use the tip of a knife to poke a hole in the center of each of the puff. Bake until golden brown and puffed, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

SWEET POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in 3-quart saucepan; add enough water to cover. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer covered about 20 minutes or until tender; drain. Shake potatoes in saucepan over low heat to dry.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Mash potatoes in medium bowl until no lumps remain. Add remaining ingredients except 1 tablespoon butter and the ginger. Beat vigorously until potatoes are fluffy.
• Drop potatoes by 1/2 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, forming 8 mounds. (Or spoon potatoes into decorating bag and form 8 rosettes.)
• Brush 1 tablespoon melted butter over potatoes. Bake about 15 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with ginger.