Author Notes
Last holiday season I followed a tradition of my mother's and made her sweet potato pie. The results? Better than delicious, light--melt in your mouth good. —Talaia
Ingredients
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6
sweet potatoes
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4
eggs
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1/2 cup
cup evaporated milk
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1 cup
raw sugar
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2
sticks of softened butter
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1
dash of salt
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1 cup
flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons
nutmeg
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1 1/2 teaspoons
cinnamon
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon
lemon extract
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1 teaspoon
orange extract
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3-4
baked pie crusts
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Bake sweet potatoes until soft/allow to cool.
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Place pie crusts in the oven and bake for 5 minutes.
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Remove skins from sweet potatoes and place in a large bowl.
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Add butter, and milk. Mix.
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Add salt, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, flour, vanilla, lemon & orange extract. Beat at a medium speed.
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Add eggs one at a time and beat until texture is smooth.
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Pour filling into pie crusts and bake pies at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
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Pies will puff up like a souffle and settle as they cool.
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