Sweet potato pie is to the Southerner what pumpkin pie is to the Thanksgiving fanatic. The history of this sweet dessert goes way back to the time of African slaves, early Europeans and the early Southern and New England residents. Sweet Potato Pie is related to Pumpkin Pie except that it is creamier, silkier and tastier. Once people found this to be so, Sweet Potato Pie took on steam, became even more preferred than pumpkin in the south and has remained a mainstay in the holiday season.
Sweet Potato Pie comes in many variations and the recipe has usually been handed down from one generation to another. Usually, the recipes are not even on paper but, rather, in the memories of grandmas, moms and daughters. Each household has their own edition and it is a excellent concept to try a lot of pie recipes as well as tweak a recipe to suit it to your own taste and make it your own. On top of everything, sweet potatoes are also a super food since they are filled with vitamins, fiber and potassium. Sweet Potato Pie is really a dessert that's a tradition, delightful and the ultimate in comfort foods at the same time.
Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients
(Feel free to add and subtract to produce the Sweet Potato Pie your very own.)
2 cups of mashed sweet potato (about 2 sweet potatoes, depending on size), three eggs, beaten, 1 cup of evaporated milk, 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon (2 is for the cinnamon-lovers, 1 will also do), teaspoon nutmeg, teaspoon salt, 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 1 unbaked deep dish pie shell
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix everything and pour into the pie crust.
3. Bake for about 50 minutes (start peeking at it in 40 minutes simply because everyone's oven is unique). When an inserted toothpick or knife comes out clean then the pie is finished.
Sweet Potato Pie comes in many variations and the recipe has usually been handed down from one generation to another. Usually, the recipes are not even on paper but, rather, in the memories of grandmas, moms and daughters. Each household has their own edition and it is a excellent concept to try a lot of pie recipes as well as tweak a recipe to suit it to your own taste and make it your own. On top of everything, sweet potatoes are also a super food since they are filled with vitamins, fiber and potassium. Sweet Potato Pie is really a dessert that's a tradition, delightful and the ultimate in comfort foods at the same time.
Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients
(Feel free to add and subtract to produce the Sweet Potato Pie your very own.)
2 cups of mashed sweet potato (about 2 sweet potatoes, depending on size), three eggs, beaten, 1 cup of evaporated milk, 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon (2 is for the cinnamon-lovers, 1 will also do), teaspoon nutmeg, teaspoon salt, 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 1 unbaked deep dish pie shell
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix everything and pour into the pie crust.
3. Bake for about 50 minutes (start peeking at it in 40 minutes simply because everyone's oven is unique). When an inserted toothpick or knife comes out clean then the pie is finished.
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