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Maple Sweet Potato Galette

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pie
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Pie dough

  • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour (185 grams)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces (113 grams)
  • 2-3 tablespoon ice water

Vanilla maple syrup

  • ¼ cup maple syrup (50 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Sweet potato galette

  • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large sweet potato, sliced into ⅛ inch thick slices (about 350 grams)
  • ⅓ cup butter, melted (70 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk, beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Make the pie dough. Combine 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour with ¼ teaspoon salt and ½ cup cold butter. Use a pastry cutter to incorporate the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add 2-3 tablespoon ice water just until the dough comes together. Shape the dough into a disc and wrap it in plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge until ready to use.
  • Combine ¼ cup maple syrup with vanilla bean paste in a small saucepot. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes and remove from heat. Set aside.
  • Cream together 6 ounces softened cream cheese with ½ cup sugar, 1 egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
  • Peel and slice the sweet potato into ⅛ inch thick slices. Toss the sweet potato with ⅓ cup melted butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 2 tablespoon brown sugar.
  • Dust a clean work counter with flour and roll out the pie dough into a rough circle until it's about ¼ inch thick. Transfer the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Spread the cream cheese filling in the center, leaving a 1-inch border. Arrange the sweet potato on top of the cream cheese filling, slightly overlapping the slices. Drizzle 2 tablespoon of the vanilla maple syrup over the filling. Fold over the edges slightly over the filling.
  • Whisk together 1 egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water. Brush the edges of the crust with the egg wash. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from heat and drizzle extra vanilla maple syrup on top. Serve while warm.