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    Feb 28, 2020 4 minutes
    RECIPES & STYLING: ESTHER MALAN
    PICTURES:
    MISHA JORDAAN

    SWEET POTATO AND PECANNUT TART

    This orange sweet potato tart seasoned with cinnamon rivals popular pumpkin tart.

    MAKES 1 TART PREPARATION: 30 MIN COOKING: 1½ HOURS

    500g peeled and cubed orange sweet potatoes
    15ml (1T) olive oil
    1 roll (500g) puff pastry

    PECAN NUT LAYER

    60ml (¼c) golden syrup
    60ml (¼c) brown sugar
    1 egg
    100g pecan nuts, coarsely chopped

    SWEET POTATO LAYER

    2 eggs
    125ml (½c) cream
    125ml (½c) self-raising flour
    2,5ml (½t) ground cinnamon
    2,5ml (½t) salt

    TO SERVE

    extra pecan nuts (optional)
    vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 20cm round spring-form cake tin with baking paper. Keep a baking sheet

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