Portuguese sweet potato almond broas

Ingredients

• 500 g cooked mashed sweet potato
• 220 g sugar
• 180 g plain flour
• 120 g ground almonds
• 2 eggs
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg yolk for brushing

Step-by-step method

1. Heat oven to 190°C and line two baking trays.
2. Mix warm mashed sweet potato with sugar, almonds, orange zest and cinnamon.
3. Add eggs and flour gradually until dough can be shaped with slightly damp hands.
4. Shape oval little cakes, space apart and brush with beaten yolk.
5. Bake 15–22 minutes until golden and cooked through; cool on a rack.