Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The Best Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

By Ben Cook


North Carolina is the number one producer of sweet potatoes, so it is no surprise that sweet potato pie is well-liked in the South. Sweet potatoes make a decadently rich potato pie and are packed with fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C. Sweet potato pie can also be becoming stiff competitors for the traditional pumpkin pie in the course of Thanksgiving. This sweet potato pie recipe is easy to produce and consists of basic instructions. While some sweet potato pie recipes call for boiling the sweet potatoes, this recipe recommends baking the potatoes, as it intensifies the flavor of the potatoes and helps avoid a mushy filling.

Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes (1 1/2 cups), 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 cup evaporated milk (a canned product), three eggs, 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F. Wrap the sweet potatoes in foil and bake for about an hour, or till carried out. Run cold water over the sweet potatoes and take away the skins.

Turn the oven's temperature down to 350F. In a big container, combine all the filling ingredients except for the evaporated milk and eggs. Use a beater at medium speed to blend the mix, scraping the bowl frequently, until nicely mixed. Minimize the speed to low; add milk and eggs. Continue to beat until everything is properly mixed. In case you do not have a blender, mixing using a fork will work just fine.

Place the pie crust in a pie pan and pour in the filling. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. You might choose to cover the edge of the crust with aluminum foil when the crust is browning too speedily. After the pie is completed baking it might be puffed up. Let it cool completely and it'll sink down. Store the pie in the refrigerator.

Added Suggestions For This Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

If you'd like to save on time, you may cook the sweet potatoes in a microwave for 6 minutes; just be sure you wrap the potatoes in wax paper or paper towel, because making use of foil in your microwave is a fire hazard. Though fresh sweet potatoes give the ideal flavor, you can use 1 1/2 cups of canned mashed sweet potatoes if you're actually short on time.

Adding two tablespoons of lemon juice can improve the taste of the potatoes. A tablespoon of rum extract is an additional scrumptious flavoring selection, as well as 1 teaspoon of vanilla. You could even substitute squash for several of the sweet potatoes.

For topping try out chopped or toasted pecans, whipped cream, marshmallows, or ice cream.




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