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About the recipe
Azevias de batata-doce are festive sweets with a thin crust and aromatic filling.
Sweet potato adds natural creaminess and combines with cinnamon, lemon or orange.
Ingredients
- Thin pastry dough for azevias
- 500 g boiled and mashed sweet potato
- 220 g of sugar
- Cinnamon
- Orange zest
- 2 egg yolks (optional)
- Oil for frying
Method
- Cook and mash the sweet potato.
- Cook with sugar, cinnamon and zest.
- Cook until a firm filling forms.
- Let it cool.
- Fill the pastry and seal well.
- Fry until golden and coat with sugar.
Tips from Empório Portugal
- Sweet potatoes should be free of excess water.
- A firm filling makes the pastries easier to assemble.
- Fry in hot but not smoking oil.
Possible substitutions in Brazil
- Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes give the filling a beautiful colour.
- Lemon zest can replace orange zest.
Pairing
Black tea, coffee or fortified wine. Content intended for people over 18 years of age. Drink in moderation.
Regional and family variations may change ingredients, quantities and method.
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