Double Decker Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Food

SWEET POTATO-PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie shell,set aside.
• Make sweet potato filling: In medium bowl, with electric mixer, beat 1 egg until frothy.
• Add mashed cooked sweet potatoes, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg; beat at medium speed until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Make pecan topping: In medium bowl, with mixer, beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla and cinnamon.
• Beat at low speed just until mixture is well blended, about 1 minute.
• Stir in pecans.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• To assemble: Turn sweet potato filling into unbaked pie shell, spreading evenly.
• Pour pecan topping over top.
• Bake 60 to 70 minutes until set, and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove pie to rack to cool.
• Just before serving decorate with whipped cream.

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten egg and milk; beat about 2 minutes. Stir in flour to moisten ingredients. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and shape into a disk. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
• Roll out dough into 14-inch circle on lightly floured wax paper, or on a lightly floured work surface. Transfer to a deep 9-inch pie plate; remove wax paper if using. Press pastry into plate and flute edges.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Make the sweet potato filling: In a large bowl, combine potato, butter, vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, beaten egg, heavy cream and sugar. Beat at medium speed until mixture is smooth. Spread on bottom of pie crust.
• Make the pecan filling: Sprinkle sweet potato filling with pecans. In another bowl, combine sugar, eggs, melted butter, corn syrup, salt, cinnamon and vanilla and beat well. Pour over pecans.
• Transfer pie to oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Cool.
• Make the chantilly cream: Whip heavy cream with sugar, orange liqueur and Cognac. Top each slice of pie with a dollop of cream.

SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake sweet potatoes until fork-tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool until easily handled.
• Peel and mash sweet potatoes. Make sure all lumps are removed, straining if necessary.
• Lightly beat eggs. Blend together eggs and sweet potatoes. Stir in sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend in cream. Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge of pie comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack.
• Make the caramelized pecan topping. Combine butter or margarine, brown sugar, and pecans. Gently drop by spoonfuls over cooled pie to cover top. Broil 5 inches below heat until mixture begins to bubble, about 3 minutes. Watch carefully, if cooked too long, top will turn syrupy. Cool on rack.

SWEET POTATO-PECAN PIE II

Steps:

• Place crust in lightly greased pie tin.
• Filling: Whis k together 1 cup of sweet potatoes and 1 tbsp.
• butter.
• In a large bowl beat two eggs until well mixed; add the sweet potatoes to the eggs.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the evaporated milk, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, then add to the sweet potato mixture and mix well.
• Pour this combined mixture into the pie crust. Sprinkle 1 cup chopped pecans evenly over the top (they may sink into the mixture, that's OK). Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes (until tester comes out clean). Let pie cool.
• To make topping: Whip cream until soft peaks form, then add confectioners' sugar and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
• Use pastry tube with star tip to decorate pie.