Sweet Potato Turnovers

The smell of roasted sweet potatoes in the oven always puts a huge smile on my face growing up.  This  sweet potato turnover is something I came up with in honor of Black History Month.  My goal was to create a bite size healthier version and of the classic southern American sweet potato pie.  These mini pies will be easy for me to take to work for lunch.

  First I roasted a bunch of sweet potatoes in the oven till it was very soft and well cooked.  I then let them cool while I made the pastry dough.    I used whole wheat pastry flour, butter, sea salt and cold water.    For the filling I used mashed sweet potatoes cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt and ground dates (for texture and added sweetness).  

I bake them till it was golden brown.  Taste great hot or cold.  I keep them in an air tight container in the frig.