Drunken Sweet Potato Pie Food

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sweet potatoes and 1/2 cup of the sugar, as well as the eggs, butter, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Beat until thoroughly blended and smooth. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Allow the pie to stand for 15 minutes before baking to allow the sugar to melt.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool before serving.

DRUNKEN SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Place pie crust in 9 1/2" deep dish pie pan; crimp edges. Line crust with foil, fill with pie weights. Bake 15 - 20 minutes or until pale brown on edges and set. Remove foil and weights. Cool on wire rack.
• Increase oven temperature to 425°F Mash sweet potatoes in medium bowl. Place in large bowl, along with sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; beat at medium speed until combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until blended. At low speed, beat in evaporated milk, butter, rum and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour mixture into crust. Cover edge of crust with foil and bake at 425F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300F and bake 50-60 minutes or until knif inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before cutting.

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Fill a large pan with boiling water from the kettle and set over a medium-high heat. Cook the whole, unpeeled sweet potatoes for 30 mins until very tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. Drain well and leave to cool for 10 mins, then peel.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Unravel the shortcrust pastry and use it to line a 23cm fluted tart tin. Line with baking parchment and fill with baking beans, then bake for 20 mins. Remove the parchment and beans and bake for another 5 mins.
• Tip the peeled sweet potatoes into a large bowl with the butter and mash with a potato masher until completely smooth. Tip in the sugar, milk, eggs, spices and vanilla and whisk until everything is combined and smooth.
• Tip the sweet potato filling into the pastry case, smoothing the top with a spatula. Bake for 50-55 mins until the pastry and the surface of the pie is golden and the middle is set. Leave to cool completely in the tin, then remove to a cake stand or serving plate and cut into slices to serve.