Sweet DNS

Sweet potato pie is a southern favorite that many grew up on and continue to love to this day. The sweet potato has been around for a very long time. There are some estimates that say the sweet potato has been around since 750 B.C. The current flavor of sweet potato that is used in sweet potato pie originated  from South Carolina. This variety is originally from the New World tropics and has been around South and Central America before Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World.

Around 1648 the colonists in Virginia had brought up sweet potatoes from Georgia and Louisiana and started cultivating them. This great tasting potato was valued during the war against the British and the Civil War because it has a rapid growth time.

OK, enough of the history lesson. If you have never tried sweet potato pie I would encourage you to give it a try. Millions of people in the South already know how delicious this pie can be. Give ti a try. Your taste buds will not disappoint you. Enjoy the recipe!

PREP TIME                30 Min

COOK TIME                1 Hr 50 Min

READY IN                   2 Hrs 20 Min

Servings                      8

INGREDIENTS

* 1 (1 pound) sweet potato

* 1/2 cup butter, softened

* 1 cup white sugar

* 1/2 cup milk

* 2 eggs

* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

DIRECTIONS

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.