Aunt Willie Jo's Sweet Potato Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (she used sweet cream butter)
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 2 eggs
• 1 pinch baking soda
• 2 deep dish pie shells

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 pierce sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave on high until tender, about 6 minutes on each side. cut open; cool completely.
• 3 scrape potato flesh into bowl; mash until smooth.
• 4 measure out enough potato puree to equal 1 cup, discard the rest.
• 5 cream together sweet potatoes, butter, buttermilk, eggs and sugar. add spices and baking soda and blend well.
• 6 pour half into each crust and bake on 400 for about 45 minutes or until set in center.
• 7 (adding a dollop of whipped cream to the top of each piece while it is still warm is a very special treat!).