Sweet Potato Pie - Using 1 Quart of Home Canned Potatoes!

Sweet Potato Pie – Thanks Uncle for the Recipe!

For the Crust:

1/2 cold butter, cut into small cubes

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons granulated sugar

1/3 cup cold buttermilk (milk will work also)

For the Filling:

2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes, from 2 medium sweet potatoes OR (1 Quart Home canned Sweet potatoes)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter

1 1/4 cup (10 ounces) evaporated milk, divided

1/3 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

To make the pie crust:

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, and salt. Add cold, cubed butter and using your fingers work the butter into the flour mixture. Quickly break the butter since you want to keep it as cold as possible. The butter will look like peas. In the bowl move the mixture to the side to form a hole in the center.  Pour in the cold buttermilk. Use a fork to bring to dough together. Add a little more buttermilk if you need to but you don’t want the dough to be wet.

On a lightly floured board or counter put the dough mixture.  Gently knead into a disk trying again to not work it too much. Wrap the disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. This will rechill the butter.

Roll out the pie crust on a well floured surface and make sure you have about 12 inches in diameter. Place in a pie pan. Trim edges and crimp. Cover it with

plastic wrap and refrigerate again till the filling is ready. 

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees .

To make the filling:

If you don’t have a quart of your own home canned sweet potatoes you will have to do this first: Peel the sweet potatoes. Dice the sweet potatoes into large, 3-inch chunks. Place potato pieces in a large pot and cover with cool water. Place over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the potatoes are tender throughout, about 20 minutes. Test the doneness of the potatoes using a thin knife, then drain into a colander.

In the same large pot place cooked potato pieces, brown sugar, spices, salt, butter, and half of the evaporated milk. Cook on low, mashing the potatoes as they cook, about 5 minutes. Make sure that the mixture is as smooth as possible. An immersion blender will work to get a smooth texture. Once mixture is smooth remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes. Meanwhile you will mix well in a medium bowl, the other half of the evaporated milk, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.  Pour the egg mixture into the sweet potato mixture. (You do this so that you don’t have scrambled eggs in your sweet potato custard.) Mix till smooth and pour into the pie crust.

Place the pie plate on a baking sheet (in case it bubbles over it won’t be all over your stove), and put in the upper half of the oven,  and bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees and cook until cooked through, about 45 to 50 minutes.

To see if it’s done from Taste of Home:

The most common doneness test for custard pies is to insert a table knife about an inch from the center of the pie. If it comes out clean, the pie is done, Or try the jiggle test. Gently shake the pie plate. If the center of the pie slightly jiggles, it's done. As it cools, the residual heat in the filling will finish baking the center.