Sweet Potato Pie
Serves: 2
Roxane Raynor
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
54
Spice
57
Sweetness
43
Sourness
46
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Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 large
Sweet Potatoes8 tbsps
Unsalted Butter (melted)1 cup
Heavy Cream2 tbsps
Nectar (agave)1 tsp
Almond Extract1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 pinch
Kosher Salt1 large
Egg Yolk (whisked)Directions:
1
Boil the sweet potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until tender, about 25 minutes
2
Allow to cool down, then peel
3
Place the sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl along with the butter, cream, agave, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond extract, vanilla extract, salt and lemon zest
4
Mash and mix the ingredients together
5
Set aside
6
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
7
Lightly dust the pie crust with some cinnamon and nutmeg
8
Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes
9
Remove the pan from the oven and add all of the sweet potato filling
10
Roll out one of the pie dough pieces (reserve the other for another use) and slice into strips
11
Line the top of the pie with parallel strips of pie dough
12
Rotate the pan 90 degrees and arrange a second row of pie dough at a right angle to the first to create a checked look on top
13
Brush the top with the egg yolk and bake until the pie is firm, about 40 minutes