Grandma's Sweet Potato Pie
Description
Mashed sweet potatoes flavored with orange, pineapple juice, and spices are a delicious filling in this Southern pie from Grandma's recipe.
Ingredients
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3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
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1/2 orange, peel cut into thin strips
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1 pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
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2 eggs
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1 tablespoon pineapple juice
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1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 pinch ground cloves
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1 pinch salt
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup heavy whipping cream
Directions
1
Place sweet potatoes and orange peel into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain well and let cool. Discard orange peel.
2
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 9-inch pie plate with pie crust.
3
Mash cooled sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Mix in eggs until well blended. Add pineapple juice, butter, and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Mix in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Mix in sugar until dissolved. Blend in heavy cream using a whisk.
4
Pour sweet potato mixture into the pie crust.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Place on a cloth on a table or window sill to cool down.