Sweet Potato Pie

INGREDIENTS

• 3 steamed medium sized sweet potatoes (cubed and steamed 20 minutes) 25-30 oz – Remove the flesh from the potatoes – do not use the skin for pie
• 6 TBL softened butter or half lard, half butter
• 1/2 C sweet condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 egg yolks & 2 eggs – beaten
• Seasoning
  • 1 tsp CinnaSugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground or grated ginger
  • 1/2 C granulated white sugar
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • scant allspice
  • salt
• candied pecans or walnuts – lightly crushed (or into pie shell)
• juice and zest from 1 orange or lemon

STEP BY STEP

1. Mix everything in a food processor
2. Pour into an uncooked 9″ pie shell (prepared or see below)
3. Sprinkle crushed pecans or walnuts over top
4. Drizzle with warm maple syrup
5. Bake on bottom rack at 325º for 50 minutes
6. Internal temp should be 160-180º :: ideally 170º
7. Wait one hour to slice

Serve with whipped maple topping

1. 1 C heavy whipping cream
2. 1/4 C confectioner sugar
3. 2 TBL maple syrup

Crust

• 1 C AP flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 C chopped pecans
• 1/2 C shortening
  • Cut  together till it is mostly pebbled
• 1/4 C ice water
• Cut together with knives or similar, don’t use your fingers – it’s important to keep the crust cold
• Roll or press into a pan
• Prick bottom with a fork, and prebake for 10 minutes @ 400º