Sweet Potato Pie

Serves: 5

Carole Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

51

Sweetness

44

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

1.25 tsps

Ground Nutmeg

1.5 tsps

Ground Cinnamon

1.25 cups

Heavy Cream

2 tbsps

Brandy

1 tsp

Vanilla

1 cup

Pecan Halve

Directions:

1

Smith's Entertaining and Cooking for Friends", Artisan 1995

2

Prepare the dough for the crust: stir the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and spices together in a large bowl

3

Using 2 knives or a pastry blender cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs

4

Stir in the egg until well moistened

5

Stir in the ice water until dough forms

6

Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for about 1 hour

7

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

8

Stir the ingredients for the nut mixture in a small bowl, and set aside

9

In a large bowl (or food processor bowl), beat together all the ingredients for the filling until well blended and set aside

10

Roll the dough out on a floured surface to form a 12-inch circle, and use it to line a 10 inch fluted removable bottom tart pan

11

Trim the edges of the dough with a sharp knife

12

Spread the nut mixture evenly over the bottom, and then pour in the sweet potato mixture

13

Decorate with the pecan halves

14

Bake for about 1 hour, until the filling is well risen and set

15

Transfer to a wire rack to cool

16

Serve with praline pecan sauce and whipped cream

17

Melt the butter in a medium-sized heavy saucepan

18

Add the sugar and cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and browned

19

Stir in the cream and pecans and cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes, stirring often

20

Cool slightly before serving

21

It's a delicious way to top-off B

22

's sweet potato pie Yield: about 1 1/4 cups; From B