Pain Patate, Haitian Style

Haitian style Pain Patate, or sweet potato bread is a baked pudding. It is traditionally made with boniatas as regular sweet potatoes give a much stronger color to the treat than white potatoes. Either way, you should enjoy this tasty pastry.

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What you will need:
• 2 lbs of sweet potatoes (white, washed, peeled and cut)
• 1 banana (large, peeled and cut into 1 inch slices)
• 1 cup sugar (brown)
• 1/2 cup raisins (seedless)
• 1 tsp. ginger (grated)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 12 oz can of evaporated milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg (grated)
• 1tsp cinnamon (ground)
• 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk
• 1 grated lemon rind
• 3 tsp. melted butter

What you should do:
1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, grate the sweet potatoes.
3. Mash the banana into the grated sweet potatoes.
4. One by one, mix in all the remaining ingredients except for 1 tbsp. of the brown sugar. Continue until all are completely mixed into the batter.
5. Line or grease a 9 by 13 inch baking pan then evenly spread mixture in.
6. Top evenly with the reserved brown sugar. This will caramelize the top of the pudding for a wonderful color.
7. Bake for about an hour and a half. You can check for its doneness by inserting a clean toothpick into the center. If the toothpick comes away clean, the pudding is done.
8. Let cool and serve.

Popular substitutions include regular sweet potatoes (American yams) for white sweet potatoes. Also, lime rind may be used as well, being more prevalent in Haitian cooking than lemons.

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