Nanas 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.

NANA'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes in their skin until they are knife tender (knife inserted into the potato slides off easily). Drain the water off and allow sweet potatoes to cool. Peel and discard the skin. In a medium mixing bowl, add the sweet potatoes, eggs, butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, nutmeg and 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, and whip until incorporated. Add evaporated milk a little at a time until the filling becomes loose. Pour the filling into the pie crust. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take the remaining evaporated milk, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and sugar and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Brush the mixture on top of the filling. Place pie into the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until the pie is firm to the touch. Remove pie from the oven and allow to cool slightly before eating.

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the sweet potatoes on a foil-lined half-sheet pan. Bake, turning once, until very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. When cool enough to handle, take the sweet potatoes out of their jackets and scrape the flesh into a 1-quart measuring cup. You should have 2 1/2 cups packed sweet potato.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
• Line the frozen dough with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until dry and set, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil with the weights and bake the dough until golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Let cool completely, then place on a half-sheet pan.
• Transfer the sweet potato to a large bowl and add the cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, salt, butter, brown sugar, and the evaporated milk. Beat with a heavy whisk until smooth. Taste and add more brown sugar if you'd like. The amount will depend on the sweetness of your spuds. Add the eggs and whisk until fully incorporated. Pour into the pie crust and spread evenly.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling has puffed and set, about 40 minutes. If the crust browns too quickly, cover it with foil and continue baking. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Dissolve the sugar and salt in 1/3 cup water and chill until cold.
• Pulse the flour and butter in a stand mixer until the mixture looks like coarse meal with some pea-size pieces. Add the water all at once and mix until the dough almost forms a ball. Divide the dough in half and flatten into two disks.
• Wrap each disk tightly in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days. You can freeze the dough for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before rolling.

NANA'S " SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE "

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Butter a 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish.
• In a large bowl, toss the first 5 ingredients together.
• Place half of the apples in the prepared dish. Arrange half of the sweet potato mixture over. Drizzle with half the melted butter. Repeat layering with remaining apples, then with remaining sweet potato mixture, allowing some apple slices to show in top sweet potato layer. Drizzle with remaining melted butter.
• Cover, tightly, with aluminum foil.
• Bake casserole, covered with foil, until potatoes are tender when pierce with a fork, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• (TIP: The casserole can be made to this point 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate, uncovered, until cold; then cover and refrigerate. Rewarm, covered, in a 350 degree F oven until heated through, about 45 minutes.)
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle marshmallows over casserole; broil until marshmallows are lightly browned, watching very closely to avoid burning, about 1 minute.