Here in the South, sweet potato pie is a staple among many despite 100's of variations. This is the recipe that both my mom and grandma have used for years. Even my picky husband marks this as his favorite pie!
Ingredients
- pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie: 1 piece
- chopped sweet potatoes: 4 cups (peeled)
- ½ cups white sugar: 1 piece
- eggs: 3 piece
- milk: 0.33333 cup
- margarine: 0.25 cup
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- lemon extract: 0.5 tsp
- ground cloves: 0.33333 tsp
- ground allspice: 0.25 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press the pie pastries into two 9-inch pie dishes.
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Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain potatoes and let cool.
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Beat potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, margarine, vanilla extract, lemon extract, cloves, and allspice together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the prepared crusts.
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Bake in the preheated oven until pies are set in the middle, 40 to 60 minutes.
