Sweet potato pie

Recipe Categories : | Kumara/Sweet Potato | Pies |

Sweet Potato pie ~ recipe 1

Ingredients :

• 3 eggs
• ½ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ½ tspn salt
• ¼ cup milk (about)
• 1 tspn vanilla extract
• 1 tspn ground cinnamon
• 1 tspn ground nutmeg
• 2½ cups sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed (heaped cups)
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon or orange juice
• 1 9" pie shell, unbaked
• ½ cup pecan halves ( optional )

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Beat eggs and sugar.
2. Add melted butter, salt, milk, vanilla, and spices.
3. Blend egg mixture with mashed sweet potatoes and lemon/orange juice.
4. Pour into the unbaked pie shell or greased 1½ quart baking dish.
5. Garnish with pecan halves ( optional )
6. Bake in preheated 400°F oven for 10 minutes.
7. Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F.
8. Bake 40 minutes longer or until golden. Serves 6 to 8.

Ingredients :

• 3 tbsp margarine
• ¼ tspn cinnamon
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 large sweet potatoes, cooked, mash
• ¼ tspn salt
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 egg whites, beaten stiff
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 x 9" unbaked pie shell
• 1 tspn lemon peel

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Use about 1½ lb of the mashed sweet potatoes.
2. Heat oven to 350°F.
3. Beat together margarine, sugar, and salt.
4. Add egg yolk, lemon juice, lemon peel and cinnamon.
5. Stir in sweet potatoes and milk. Mix well.
6. Fold in egg whites and pour into pie shell.
7. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
8. To reduce saturated fat, use a homemade pie shell made with vegetable oil.