My Meatless Mondays - Apples in Sweet Potato Crust

I am a sucker for new ideas and a sweet potato crust is a new idea.  The question, I had, was could I put into it.  I thought about  a sweet dairy filling, maybe like a cheesecake.  Then, I gave vegetables a thought but the vision of apples kept staring me in the face and I decided to go with it.  I think, it was a good choice.  I made an apple betty which is something like apple pie filling without the pie crust.  I figured, this was just right for my experimental crust.  It was.


Apple Betty in Sweet Potato Crust


Crust:

4 medium sweet potatoes (peeled, cooked and mashed)
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. pepper

1 teaspoon olive oil

(I bet a cup of flour would work with the above.)

Mix all ingredients. 

Spray deep dish pie plate with non-stick cooking spray.

Form sweet potato as a crust into plate. Use your fingers to fit it to the shape of the pie plate.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 min.

Remove from oven and put aside.

Filling:

5 large thinly sliced apples

• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 3/4 cup brown rice or all purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup Canola or Olive oil

Method:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 

Pile up sliced apples in the sweet potato crust. Sprinkle with orange juice.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt. 

Add the oil and mix.

Sprinkle over the apples.

Bake for 45 minutes.

I was surprised and happy with the taste of this dish.  I served it as a side dish as I would an apple kugel or a sweet potato dish.  I thought a sweet potato crust might not go over well as a dessert.  It did work out as a side dish and I think, it would be just wonderful as a dessert. 

I apologize.   I was not home for the day so I could not get this up.  Well, I could have, if I had thought of this, last night.  I have a pile of papers to grade, plans to do, a model lesson to give and real life.  So MMM waited but here I am just waiting to see what you are going to share with us.  


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