Pauline's Sweet Potato Pie (5 Stars)

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Pauline's Sweet Potato Pie
3/24/12

I've worked with Pauline for several years now. She's from South Carolina so the recipe has to be authentic. At every work party her Sweet Potato Pie is always the first dessert to go. For some reason in my mind sweet potatoes are an orange color but actually sweet potatoes are yellow and yams are orange. The pie turned out very well with a golden brown crust. But next time I would cut back the sugar by 1/4 cup, it was plenty sweet.

Sweet Potato Pie

Grandma and a slice of pie

Crust: Single Buttermilk Crust

Filling:
1-1/2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes (about 2 large potatoes)
1-1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 large eggs, separated

Preheat oven to 400 F, bake potatoes until tender, about 40 minutes. Remove skins and mash until smooth. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, sugar, milk, egg yolks, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. Beat until smooth. In another bowl, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into the potato mixture. Pour batter in pastry shell and bake at 400 F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F and bake for 45 minutes or until set.