Grandma's Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

• 4 med. sized sweet potatoes (about 2 lbs.) or possibly 2 (16 to 17 ounce.) cans sweetpotatoes, liquid removed
• 2 c. half and half
• 1 c. packed dark brown sugar
• 4 tbsp. butter (1/2 stick), melted
• 1 teaspoon grnd cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon grnd ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon grnd nutmeg
• 3 lg. Large eggs
• Salt
• 1 1/3 c. all p urpose flour
• 1/2 c. shortening or possibly butter flavor shortening
• Salad oil

1. About 4 hrs before serving on early in day: If using fresh sweet potatoes, with vegetable peeler, peel about 16 paper thin strips from a potato; wrap them with plastic wrap and reserve for garnish.
2. In 3 qt saucepan over high heat, heat remaining sweet potatoes and sufficient water to cover to boiling.
3. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 30 min or possibly till potatoes are fork tender; drain.
4. Cold sweet potatoes till easy to handle; peel and cut into chunks.
5. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sweet potatoes till smooth.
6. Add in half and half and next 6 ingredients, 1/2 tsp.
7. salt; beat till well blended.
8. In large bowl, mix flour and 1/2 tsp.
9. salt.
10. With pastry blender or possibly two knives used scissor fashion, cut in shortening till mix resembles coarse crumbs.
11. Sprinkle 3 to 4 Tbsp.
12. cool water, 1 Tbsp.
13. at a time, into mix, mixing lightly after each addition till dough is just moist sufficient to hold together.
14. Shape dough into a ball.
15. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
16. On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll dough into a round 1 1/2 inches larger all around than inverted 9 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch deep dish pie plate.
17. Gently ease pastry into pie plate; trim edge, leaving 1 inch overhang.
18. Fold overhang under; healthy pinch to create high edge; flute.
19. Spoon sweet potato mix into pastry lined pie plate.
20. Bake pie 40 min or possibly till knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
21. Cold pie slightly on wire rack; chill till well chilled.
22. Meanwhile, make potato garnish: In small saucepan over medium heat, heat 1/2 inch salad oil to 350 degrees.
23. Drop a few sweet potato strips into to salad oil and fry till crisp and golden brown, about 2 min.
24. With slotted spoon, remove potato strips to paper towels to drain.
25. Repeat with remaining strips.
26. Use potato strips to garnish pie.
27. Makes 10 servings.

sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, grnd ginger, grnd nutmeg, eggs, salt, flour, shortening, salad oil

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/grandma-s-sweet-potato-pie-35570 (may not work)