Elvis Presley's Sweet Potato Pie
- 2 each sweet potatoes, or yams
- 1 medium russet potatoes
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg fresh, grated
- 3 large eggs beaten
- 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 each pie shell (9 inch) unbaked
- Place all of the well-scrubbed potatoes in a 3-quart saucepan.
- Cover with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until potatoes are very soft, about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Drain and when cool enough to handle, peel.
- In medium bowl, combine potatoes, butter, brown sugar and nutmeg.
- Using a potato masher, cream the potatotes until very smooth.
- In small bowl, beat eggs, 1 cup evaporated milk and vanilla together.
- Beat this mixture into the potatoes.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Pour into piecrust and drizzle the remaining 1/4 cup of milk on top.
- Bake 15 minutes in a preheated 450F (230C).
- oven then turn heat to 325F (160C).
- and continue baking for 30 minutes or more until the filling is set.
sweet potatoes, russet potatoes, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, eggs, milk, vanilla, pie shell
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/elvis-presleys-sweet-potato-pie-37163 (may not work)