Sweet Potato Pie I
- 1 (1 lb) sweet potato
- 12 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 12 cup evaporated milk
- 2 eggs
- 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells
- 1.
- Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done.
- Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
- 2.
- Break apart sweet potato in a bowl.
- Add butter, and mix well with mixer.
- Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.
- Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
- 3.
- Bake at 350*F. for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.
- My Notes: Don't store the boiled sweet potatoes in the fridge when you don't have time to make the pie right then -- it separates a bit and makes the pie grainier than it needs to be.
- It's much smoother when the directions are followed and it's mixed right after boiling and peeling.
- I use evaporated milk instead of regular milk.
- I add a 1/4 tsp of cloves and ginger and 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
- The lemon enhances the tast of the potatoes.
- I also add a 1 tbsp flour to the mixture to thicken up a bit.
- Last, I I halve the white sugar and replace with brown sugar.
- Try this and you won't be disappointed.
- If you didn't have an hour to bake or boil the potatoes, so I used a 17.2 oz can of sweet potatoes instead of 1 pound of fresh.
- I didn't even warm them so they would be similar to the cooked, fresh sweet potatoes!
- I just opened the can, drained them, and threw them in the mixing bowl with the softened butter.
- I had to mix with electric mixer for a while until most of the lumps were out, but then just followed the recipe as written.
- I added just a little more milk since the can was a little over 1 lb.
- The pie was great, and saved me over an hour of prep time.
sweet potato, butter, white sugar, milk, eggs, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-potato-pie-i-507853 (may not work)