My mother's sweet potato pie
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Cooked sweet potatoes (mashed) |
| 1½ | cup | Sugar |
| 2½ | tablespoon | Softened butter or margarine |
| ⅔ | cup | Evaporated milk |
| 3 | Egg yolks (beaten) | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 3 | Egg whites | |
| 1 | 9\" deep dish pastry shell (uncooked) | |
Directions
Christine Overstreet (my Mother) from Kosciusko, Mississippi Combine sweet potatoes, sugar and butter and stir well. Stir in milk, egg yolks, vanilla, and nutmeg (set aside), Beat egg whites (at room temperature) at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into sweet potato mixture. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 45 minutes or until set.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 12 Sep 96 From: The Overstreets <billover@...> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 19:17:17 -0700