Ruth Reichl's Sweet Potato Pie
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 14 cup unsalted butter
- 34 cup sugar
- 34 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork and roast them on a shallow baking pan in the middle of the oven until very tender, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Raise the oven temperature to 400F, and place a shallow baking pan on the bottom rack.
- Scoop the flesh from potatoes into a bowl and discard the skins.
- Mash the sweet potatoes with a fork until smooth.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar.
- Add the melted butter mixture to the sweet potatoes with the milk and the eggs and beat with a whisk until smooth.
- Whisk in the remaining ingredients (the filling will be quite liquid).
- Pour the filling into the pie shell.
- Carefully transfer the pie to the heated shallow baking pan on the bottom rack of the oven and bake until the filling is just set, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer the pie to a rack to cool.
sweet potatoes, unsalted butter, sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, dark rum, flour, shell
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ruth-reichls-sweet-potato-pie-404194 (may not work)