Sweet Potato Pie
on November 22, 2011
Ingredients
- 3 frozen, unbaked 8- or 9- inch single-crust pie shells
- 4 pounds uncooked and unpeeled sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup pure finely granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)>
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Process
- Hand wash sweet potatoes. Boil until tender. Drain and allow to cool.
- Peeling and mash potatoes. Blend in mixing bowl with a blender to remove strings.
- When potatoes are ready, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream softened butter with white and brown sugars. Mix in blended sweet potatoes and continue to mix while adding the eggs one at a time. Mix in milk, vanilla extract, nutmeg and salt.
- Pour mixture evenly into pie shells. Bake on center rack of for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Source: soulfoodandsoutherncooking.com. Recommended by Robert Rogers.
Choose potatoes that are dry and smooth.
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