Sweet Potato Pie with Brown Sugar and Nutmeg
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
- 5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 6 tablespoons (about) ice water
- 2 large red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams; 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Whipped cream
- Combine flour and salt in processor.
- Add shortening and butter.
- Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Mix in enough water by tablespoonfuls to form moist clumps.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic; chill until firm enough to roll out, about 1 hour.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to generous 1/8-inch-thick round.
- Transfer round to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
- Trim edge to 3/4-inch overhang.
- Fold overhang under and crimp edge decoratively.
- Refrigerate while making filling.
- Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400F.
- Pierce potatoes with toothpick.
- Cook in microwave on high until tender, about 6 minutes per side.
- Cut open and cool completely.
- Scrape potatoes into processor; discard skins.
- Blend until smooth.
- Measure enough sweet potato puree to equal 1 1/2 cups.
- Reserve remaining puree for another use.
- Place puree in large bowl.
- Add brown sugar and next 6 ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- Transfer filling to prepared pie crust.
- Bake until filling puffs around edges and is set in center, about 50 minutes.
- Transfer to rack; cool completely.
- Refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover and keep refrigerated.)
- Serve pie with whipped cream.
flour, salt, vegetable shortening, butter, water, redskinned, golden brown sugar, whipping cream, orange juice, eggs, vanilla, salt, ground nutmeg, cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sweet-potato-pie-with-brown-sugar-and-nutmeg-4678 (may not work)