Classic Sweet Potato Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes (about 2 large)
• 1 10-inch pie shell
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 beaten eggs
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pierce sweet potatoes and microwave for 8 to 10 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• 2 (or you can bake them in 375°f oven for approximately 45 minutes.) cool.
• 3 partially bake pastry shell in a 450°f oven for 5 minutes.
• 4 cool slightly on a wire rack.
• 5 reduce oven temperature to 375°f peel sweet potatoes.
• 6 place all pie ingredients in food processor and process until smooth.
• 7 pour 3/4 of mixture into pastry shell.
• 8 cover edges of pastry with foil strip to keep it from browning too much.
• 9 place on oven rack and then spoon in remaining sweet potato mixture.
• 10 bake at 375°f for 25 minutes.
• 11 remove foil from edges and bake another 20 to 25 minutes more until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• 12 cool on wire rack.
• 13 cover and chill in refrigerator.
• 14 serve with whipped cream.