Curried Sweet Potato Squares with Peanut Phyllo Crust
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Ingredients
2 large sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons Major Greys chutney, any large pieces chopped", "2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted", "l large egg, beaten lightly", "1 teaspoon curry powder", "1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest", "1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted", "1 teaspoon curry powder", "6 phyllo sheets, stacked between 2 sheets wax paper and covered with a kitchen towel", "1/3 cup peanuts, chopped very fine
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450F.
Prick potatoes and bake in middle of oven 1 1/2 hours, or until very soft.
Scoop flesh into a bowl and beat in remaining filling ingredients with salt to taste.
Filling may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
Reduce oven temperature to 425F.
In a small bowl stir together butter and curry powder.
Put 1 phyllo sheet on a work surface with long side facing you.
Brush left half of phyllo with some curry butter and sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon peanuts.
Fold plain half over and fold in each end to make an 8-inch square.
Brush top with curry butter and sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon peanuts.
Arrange phyllo in an 8-inch square baking pan.
Fold butter, and sprinkle 2 more phyllo sheets in same manner, arranging them in baking pan as prepared.
Spread filling on bottom crust.
Fold butter, and sprinkle remaining 3 phyllo sheets in same manner, arranging over filling to form top crust and inverting last sheet so that folded-over phyllo is on underside.
Bake sweet potato mixture in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until crust is flaky and golden, and cut into squares.