Sweet potato pie
Sweet potato pie, from above
Non vegEggAmerican South

Sweet potato pie

Silkier and sweeter than pumpkin pie, and in many Southern homes, the real holiday star.

120 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's waySpiced sweet potato custard in a flaky butter crust.
The original
389kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
120minutessame

Sweet potato pie.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Sweet potato3 medium
Butter60 g for filling, 90 g for crust
Sugar¾ cup
Evaporated milk⅔ cup
Egg2
Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)1 tsp
Cinnamon powder¾ tsp
Nutmeg¼ tsp, grated
Salta pinch
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1¼ cups, for crust
Water3 tbsp iced water

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Rub 90 g cold butter into the flour and salt, add iced water to form a dough, flatten and chill 30 minutes.
  2. 2Roast the sweet potatoes whole at 200°C until very soft, about 50 minutes, then peel.
  3. 3Mash the flesh with 60 g butter until silky, then beat in sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla and spices.
  4. 4Roll the dough into a 23 cm pie dish, pour in filling and bake at 180°C for 50 to 55 minutes.
  5. 5Cool completely before slicing.
Serve it like this

Serve cool slices with a spoon of lightly sweetened whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.

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