One thing that warms my soul is a great slice of sweet potato pie! If you've never had a slice then you've probably never been to South Louisiana or some other southern state! It's one of our favorite desserts & is absolutely wonderful after a nice bowl of gumbo (sorry - gumbo recipe will have to be another day LOL!) So grab you some Cool Whip & enjoy a slice of sweet potato pie with me!
What you'll need:
- 1 large sweet potato (about a pound)
- 1/2 cup of flour - optional
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 cups of sugar (or less depending on how sweet you like it)
- 1 Teaspoon of pure vanilla extract (I'll have to hunt you down if you use imitation LOL)
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of softened butter (leave out to get room temp BUT not too soft)
- 2 Pillsbury deep dish 9" pie shells (one would work, but I'll explain the reason for two below)
Instructions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place sweet potato in large pot of water. Be sure to cover the potato completely. Boil for at least an hour or until "fork" tender.
3. Be sure to leave the pie shells out so they are room temperature.
4. When the potato is done boiling, just peel away the skins. I like to pick out the knots & little strings but you don't have to. They won't kill you!
5. Smash the potato with a potato smasher or a fork.
6. Combine potato & butter. Mix until butter is incorporated well. If you don't have a mixer of some kind, you can do this step by hand.
7. Add the 2 eggs & milk. Again, mix well but don't over do it!
8. Here's where you add 1 cup of sugar and the cinnamon & nutmeg!
9. Go ahead & taste test now! If it's not as sweet as you'd like, add another 1/4 cup of sugar until it tastes the way you want it to.
10. Here is the optional part with the flour! If the mixture looks rather "soupy" to you, add 1/4 cup of flour. Mix it up & if it's still not the consistency that you'd like, add the other 1/4 cup. You do NOT want this thick now. It will thicken as it bakes & will continue to thicken while it's cooling!
11. Get the cookie sheet I told you about & place one of the pie shells on it; pour in the mixture. You may not be able to get it all in there, but no worries! Just put the rest of it up. It will keep in the frig for a couple of days. Besides after you make this one time, you'll want to make more so just go to the store, grab more ingredients & make another batch using a smaller potato so you can add it to what you already have in the frig LOL!
12. Grab a knife & cut right down the middle of the other pie shell. What you want to do is cut long pieces of the other shell so you can place on top of the pie! It doesn't have to be perfect pieces just as long as you something up there. Now this part is very optional. If you don't plan to do this, then pour half of the pie mixture into one shell & the other half in the other & you got yourself two pies!
13. Place the pie (or pies) in the oven & bake at 350 degrees for about an hour to an hour & 15 minutes. Be sure to check the pie after one hour. You'll want to stick a knife right in the center. If the knife comes out clean (not wet) then you can remove the pie(s) and let it cool. If it's not, let it bake for 5 minutes at a time until the knife does come out clean!
Now I enjoy my pie as is, with no toppings but some people do enjoy it with a dollop of whipped cream on top! If you do, knock yourself out! I promise that you will most definitely enjoy this slice of southern goodness! Until next week, big hugs & lots kisses!
Recipe Credit: SoLo; Photo credit: Grannyloohoo from Oklahoma
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