Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie Food

BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with foil. Place sweet potatoes on cookie sheet; pierce several times with fork. Roast 45 to 60 minutes or until tender. Cool 5 minutes. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp into medium bowl to measure 2 cups. Reserve any remaining pulp for another use; discard skins.
• In food processor, place sweet potato pulp; cover and process until creamy. Add brown sugar, eggs, half-and-half, 2 tablespoons bourbon, the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; cover and continue to process until well blended and smooth.
• Place pie crust in ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired. Pour sweet potato mixture into crust-lined plate. Bake 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake 30 to 35 minutes longer or until center is set and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil if crust is getting too dark. Cool 30 minutes on cooling rack. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• When ready to serve: In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on medium-high speed until slightly thickened. Reduce speed to low; beat in powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon bourbon and the vanilla. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until stiff peaks form. Cut pie into slices; serve topped with whipped cream. Store covered in refrigerator.

SOUTHERN-STYLE BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Make the pie crust by incorporating sea salt, flour, and butter until a coarse, sandy-looking meal forms. This can be done in a bowl with your hands or in a food processor. Add cold water and continue working or pulsing the mixture until a dough forms. Shape into a disc (like a hockey puck), wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using a fork or knife, pierce sweet potatoes several times then place directly on oven rack with a sheet pan underneath to catch any drippings. Roast for about 45 minutes or until tender then set aside to cool. You can place them in the refrigerator to speed up this process.
• Reduce oven heat to 375 degrees. Roll out chilled pie crust and place in a 9-inch pie pan. Remove excess dough from around sides of pan and crimp or style edges, as desired. Prick bottom of dough with a fork a few times then par bake for about 15 minutes then remove and decrease oven heat to 350 degrees. See notes about par baking below.
• While the crust par bakes, process cooled sweet potatoes in a food processor until smooth. Add heavy cream, butter, eggs, bourbon, brown sugar, granulated sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and sea salt then or pulse until uniform, pausing to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
• Spread filling into prepared pie crust. Return to oven and bake for about one hour and 10 minutes or until top of filling is firm to touch. Cool completely before slicing and serving.

MAPLE BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• When it comes to fall vegetable-based pies, some individuals fancy pumpkin, while others (like me) are die-hard sweet potato fans. Both are autumnal, both marry well with the flavors of maple, spirits, and spice; but using sweet potatoes results in a denser, creamier texture. Originally created for an article in Fine Cooking magazine, this dessert is always one of my Thanksgiving pie offerings. I can't tell you how many people have said as they down the last crumb, "and I thought I didn't like sweet potato pie."
• This is like a sweet potato custard, and you will want to take care not to overbake the filling. Check it frequently as it nears the end of its baking time and remember that it will set up a bit as it cools.
• Serve this pie with some lightly whipped cream or, for a slightly twisted take on a tried-and-true Thanksgiving combo, garnish with some marshmallow fluff.
• 1 (9-inch) basic pie crust, baked blind, recipe follows
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Pierce the sweet potatoes at each end with a fork and place them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast until the potatoes are soft, about 1 hour, turning them over halfway through the baking time. Cool, peel, and put the flesh through a food mill or mash smoothly with a potato masher. You should have 2 cups of puree.
• Turn oven down to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the puree with all the remaining ingredients for the filling. Whisk until well combined and smooth. Pour the filling into the partially baked pie shell. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes, until the filling is just barely set. When the rim of the pie plate is nudged, the very center of the filling should barely move.
• Cool the pie to room temperature. It can be made several hours or up to 1 day in advance.
• Place the flour, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor with a steel blade. Pulse to combine.
• Add the chilled butter and shortening; pulse until the fat is evenly cut in and the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Remove to a mixing bowl.
• Working quickly, gradually add enough cold water, while tossing and stirring with a fork, until the dough just begins to come together. Divide the dough into 2 even portions, flatten into rounds, wrap in plastic, and chill for a few hours or overnight.
• Roll out 1 portion and fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Crimp edges. Reserve remaining portion for another use. Line shell with foil or parchment paper and fill with dry rice or beans. Blind bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and beans before filling.

BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse to combine. Add the butter and shortening; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Working quickly, gradually add the cold water, tossing and stirring with a fork until the dough just begins to come together. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic, and chill for several hours or overnight. Heat the oven to 400°F. Roll the dough disk into a 14-inch round that's 1/8 inch thick; ease it into a 9-inch pie pan, trim a 3/4-inch border, and crimp an edge crust. Line the shell with foil, fill it with dried beans or pie weights, and bake until just set, 12 to 15 min. Remove the beans and continue cooking until light golden, about 15 min. Let the partially baked pie shell cool.
• Make the filling: Raise the oven temperature to 425°F. Pierce the sweet potatoes at each end with a fork and set them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast the potatoes until soft, about 1 hour, turning them halfway through. Cool, peel, and force them through a food mill or a coarse-mesh sieve. You should have about 2 cups of purée. Lower the oven to 350°F. Combine the purée with the melted butter, vanilla extract, eggs, yolk, cream, brown sugar, bourbon, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper. Whisk until blended and smooth. Pour the filling into the baked shell and bake until the filling is just set, about 50 minutes. To test, nudge the rim of the pie plate-the center of the pie should quiver slightly and still be glossy and wet looking. Let cool and then chill thoroughly before serving.

KY BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 ºF.
• 2. Scrub sweet potatoes well; wrap with aluminum foil; place on baking sheet.
• 3. Bake at 450ºF for 1 hour; remove from oven when fork tender; allow to cool for 20 to 30 minutes.
• 4. Prepare or thaw pie shell and place, in pie pan, on a rimmed baking sheet.
• 5. In small bowl, combine sugar, salt and spices; set aside.
• 6. Place oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 7. Remove and discard skins from sweet potatoes; place 2 cups firmly packed cooked sweet potatoes in large mixing bowl or bowl of stand mixer.
• 8. Melt butter in small bowl in microwave (or in small saucepan on stove.)
• 9. Mash and mix sweet potatoes until smooth, removing and discarding any stringy pieces.
• 10. Add butter; mix well.
• 11. Add sugar & spice mixture, eggs, milk bourbon and vanilla; mix until very well combined.
• 12. Pour into pie shell, smoothing top.
• 13. Bake on rimmed baking sheet at 350ºF for 1 hour or until toothpick, inserted in center, is almost clean. (NOTE: If using sweet potatoes that were cooked and then refrigerated, increase baking time to 1 1/4 hrs.)
• 14. Allow to cool, at room temperature, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, then refrigerate for at least 1 1/2 hours before serving.
• 15. Garnish each slice with sweet bourbon whipped cream and a sprig of mint or candied pecans, if desired.
• 16. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
• 17. BOURBON WHIPPED CREAM: 1 Cup heavy whipping cream 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar 1 Tablespoon confectioner's sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon Kentucky bourbon In mixing bowl, whip cream to soft peak stage; while whipping, gradually add sugars; continue whipping while adding bourbon. Whip to fairly stiff peak stage. Refrigerate leftovers.

BOURBON SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Sweet Potato Filling:Combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, egg, cream, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and butter in an electric mixing bowl and beat at medium-low speed until smooth (do not overmix).
• Pecan Filling: Combine all ingredients.
• Bourbon sauce: Whisk all ingredients together until creamy and smooth.
• To Assemble: Spoon sweet potato filling into the pastry shell.
• Fill shell evenly to the top with the pecan filling.
• Bake at 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean.
• Store pie at room temperature for 24 hours before serving.
• Serve pie slices with Bourbon Sauce.

VANILLA BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Form unbaked pie crust into pie dish. Do something cool with the edge of the crust to make yourself feel better about not making the crust yourself. Oh wait, that was just me.
• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut each into 3 or 4 large chunks.
• Place potatoes in a large pan of boiling water. Boil for 20 - 25 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• With a slotted spoon, remove potato chunks from the water, letting as much water drain off the potatoes as possible. Place the chunks in a food processor.
• Process the cooked potato in the food processor until completely smooth.
• In a large bowl with a wire whisk, combine 2 1/2 cups of the puree, sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs, milk, seeds from the vanilla bean, bourbon, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• Pour filling into the pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 50-60 minutes, or until the pie is set and a sharp knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool completely, then serve with a generous dollop of freshly whipped cream.

CLASSIC BOURBON SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Prepare Sweet Potato Filling: Combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, egg, cream, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and butter in an electric mixing bowl and beat at medium-low speed until smooth, do not overmix.
• Prepare Pecan Pie Filling: Combine sugar, syrup, eggs, butter, vanilla, salt and cinnamon in an electric mixing bowl and beat on low speed until syrup is opaque, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in pecans, mix well.
• Prepare Bourbon Sauce: Combine cream and milk in a large mixing bowl. Slowly whip in pudding mix. Add bourbon and continue whipping. Add vanilla and whip until mixture is well blended to sauce consistency (should not be as firm as pudding, but should not be runny). Sauce should be made about one hour before use; it will thicken as it sits.
• To assemble pie, spoon sweet potato filling into the pastry-lined pie pan. Fill shell evenly to the top with with pecan filling. Bake 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean. Store pie at room temperature for 24 hours. Serve pie slices with Bourbon Sauce on top or to the side.

MAPLE BOURBON SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. With a fork, pierce sweet potatoes, and place on foil-lined baking sheet. Roast until soft, about 1 hour, turning once. Cool, peel, and put flesh through a food mill, or mash smoothly with a potato masher to make 2 cups of puree.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk puree and remaining ingredients to combine. Pour into prepared crust.
• Place pie plate onto a cookie sheet, and bake until filling is just about set, or when a knife inserted one inch from the edge comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool pie on wire rack to room temperature.