Mary's Sweet Potato Pie
Yield
servingsPrep
50 minCook
40 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | cups |
sweet potatoes, or yams
cooked, mashed |
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
brandy
|
*
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | dash |
nutmeg
ground |
*
|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inch, unbaked |
|
| 1 | x |
citron
finely chopped |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
sweet potatoes, or yams
cooked, mashed |
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 59 | ml |
brandy
|
*
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | dash |
nutmeg
ground |
*
|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inch, unbaked |
|
| 1 | x |
citron
finely chopped |
*
|
Directions
Cream butter in a mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add potatoes; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Place brandy in a small pan; heat just until warm.
Add brandy, lemon rind, juice, vanilla and nnutmeg to sweet potato mixture; stir until well blended.
Pour mixture into a pastry shell.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Sprinkle pie with citron; cool immediately.
