Nancys Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the sweet potatoes on a foil-lined half-sheet pan. Bake, turning once, until very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. When cool enough to handle, take the sweet potatoes out of their jackets and scrape the flesh into a 1-quart measuring cup. You should have 2 1/2 cups packed sweet potato.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
• Line the frozen dough with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until dry and set, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil with the weights and bake the dough until golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Let cool completely, then place on a half-sheet pan.
• Transfer the sweet potato to a large bowl and add the cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, salt, butter, brown sugar, and the evaporated milk. Beat with a heavy whisk until smooth. Taste and add more brown sugar if you'd like. The amount will depend on the sweetness of your spuds. Add the eggs and whisk until fully incorporated. Pour into the pie crust and spread evenly.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling has puffed and set, about 40 minutes. If the crust browns too quickly, cover it with foil and continue baking. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Dissolve the sugar and salt in 1/3 cup water and chill until cold.
• Pulse the flour and butter in a stand mixer until the mixture looks like coarse meal with some pea-size pieces. Add the water all at once and mix until the dough almost forms a ball. Divide the dough in half and flatten into two disks.
• Wrap each disk tightly in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days. You can freeze the dough for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before rolling.

SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit.
• With mixer, beat hot yams and butter until smooth.
• Add condensed milk, cinnamon, orange rind, vanilla extract, nutmeg, salt, and egg; mix well.
• Pour mixture into crust.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make Pecan Topping: Beat together egg, corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter and maple flavoring. Stir in chopped pecans.
• Remove pie from oven; reduce oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• Spoon Pecan Topping on pie.
• Bake 25 minutes longer or until set.
• Cool.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Garnish with orange zest twist, if desired.
• Refrigerate any leftovers.

SWEET POTATO-PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie shell,set aside.
• Make sweet potato filling: In medium bowl, with electric mixer, beat 1 egg until frothy.
• Add mashed cooked sweet potatoes, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg; beat at medium speed until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Make pecan topping: In medium bowl, with mixer, beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla and cinnamon.
• Beat at low speed just until mixture is well blended, about 1 minute.
• Stir in pecans.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• To assemble: Turn sweet potato filling into unbaked pie shell, spreading evenly.
• Pour pecan topping over top.
• Bake 60 to 70 minutes until set, and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove pie to rack to cool.
• Just before serving decorate with whipped cream.

NANCY'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Mix yams and the next 5 ingredients. Pour into ungreased casserole dish.
• Mix together topping and sprinkle over potatoes.
• Bake at 350 Degrees for 1/2 hour.
• Enjoy.