Five Spice Sweet Potato Pie Food

SWEET POTATO PIE I

Steps:

• Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
• Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.

FIVE-SPICE SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a fork. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 1 hour and 15 min or til tender. Cool slightly. Peel and discard skins. Place the pulp in a med bowl, and mash. Add the brown sugar and the next 8 ingredients to the pulp. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• Fit pie dough into a 9" pie plate; fold edges under, and flute. Pour sweet potato mixture into pie shell. Bake at 375 for 55 min or til knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

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.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, nutmeg and salt. In a large bowl, beat potatoes, eggs, butter, corn syrup and flour mixture. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into crust., Bake for 55-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

HARVEST SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into two 1/8-in.-thick circles; transfer to two 9-in. pie plates. Trim crusts to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plates; flute edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, vanilla, lemon extract, nutmeg and salt; beat in sweet potatoes. Pour into crusts. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes longer. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, serve with whipped cream. Store in the refrigerator.