Sweet Potato Pie

• 3 c. cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 unbaked 9-inch pastry shells
• whipped topping (optional)
• coarsely chopped pecans (optional)

1. Combine first 9 ingredients, beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
2. Stir in buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.
3. Pour sweet potato mixture in pie shells.
4. Bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to 350u0b0 and bake for 35 minutes. Place foil on edges if pastry is browning too much.
6. Cool completely.
7. Garnish pie with whipped topping and pecans, if desired.

potatoes, butter, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract, pastry shells, topping, pecans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1083829 (may not work)