Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://www.vegsource.com/news/2009/11/vegan-sweet-potato-pie.html The sweet potato pie recipe at this link calls for 2 cups sweet potato and ½ c maple syrup. I cannot find sweet potatoes near my home, but yams are always available. Since yams are less sweet, will I need to add more sweetener to the recipe? Judy " I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed-reading accident. I hit a bookmark. " Steven Wright, american comic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Actually, the veg called " yam " in the northern hemisphere is in fact " sweet potato. " True (that is, botanically true, of the genus Dioscorea) yams are almost never available here. So yes, use " yams. " I've found all varieties to be very sweet, so I wouldn't add extra sweetener. You can taste them after they're cooked and see if you need them to be sweeter. I've found that roasting or baking, as opposed to boiling or steaming, makes them taste sweeter (caramelizes or concentrates the natural sugars?). At 6:14 PM -0500 11/12/09, Judy Goldsmith wrote: http://www.vegsource.com/news/2009/11/vegan-sweet-potato-pie.html The sweet potato pie recipe at this link calls for 2 cups sweet potato and ½ c maple syrup. I cannot find sweet potatoes near my home, but yams are always available. Since yams are less sweet, will I need to add more sweetener to the recipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 well, unless you go to speciality markets and the like yams are the big buggers you sometimes see in the produce section..at least at like berkeley bowl.... you see them in latin american food markets and some asian markets also but yeah, "american" yams are sweet potatoes as for cooking with em..never was a big fan of either yams or sweet potatoes, so alas i am of no help whatesoever... yarrow Nov 12, 2009 6:32 PM Re: sweet potato vs yam Actually, the veg called "yam" in the northern hemisphere is in fact "sweet potato." True (that is, botanically true, of the genus Dioscorea) yams are almost never available here. So yes, use "yams." I've found all varieties to be very sweet, so I wouldn't add extra sweetener. You can taste them after they're cooked and see if you need them to be sweeter. I've found that roasting or baking, as opposed to boiling or steaming, makes them taste sweeter (caramelizes or concentrates the natural sugars?). At 6:14 PM -0500 11/12/09, Judy Goldsmith wrote: http://www.vegsource.com/news/2009/11/vegan-sweet-potato-pie.html The sweet potato pie recipe at this link calls for 2 cups sweet potato and ½ c maple syrup. I cannot find sweet potatoes near my home, but yams are always available. Since yams are less sweet, will I need to add more sweetener to the recipe? You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I would probably use the same amount the first time - it may well be sweet enough. Jo , " Judy Goldsmith " <judyjtg wrote: > > http://www.vegsource.com/news/2009/11/vegan-sweet-potato-pie.html > > > > The sweet potato pie recipe at this link calls for 2 cups sweet potato and ½ > c maple syrup. I cannot find sweet potatoes near my home, but yams are > always available. Since yams are less sweet, will I need to add more > sweetener to the recipe? > > > > Judy > > > > " I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed-reading accident. I hit > a bookmark. " > > Steven Wright, american comic > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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