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Mock-Southern Sweet Potato Pie

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Course Dessert
Keyword soul food, thanksgiving, sweet potato, pie, holiday dessert, health dessert
Cook Time 1 hour 2 minutes
Servings 16 slices

Equipment

  • 9-inch pie plate

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups flour
  • ¼ tsp. sugar
  • ⅓ cup fat free milk
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg
  • 3 large eggs (beaten)
  • ¼ cup fat free evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 cups sweet potatoes (cooked and mashed)

Instructions

To prepare crust:

  • Combine flour and sugar in bowl.
  • Add milk and oil to flour mixture.
  • Stir with fork until well mixed. Form pastry into smooth ball with your hands.
  • Roll ball between two 12-inch squares of wax paper, using short, brisk strokes, until pastry reaches edges of paper.
  • Peel off top paper and invert crust into pie plate.

To prepare filling:

  • Combine sugars, salt, nutmeg, and eggs.
  • Add milk and vanilla. Stir.
  • Add sweet potatoes and mix well.

Putting it together:

  • Pour mixture into pie shell.
  • Bake at 350°F for 60 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
  • Cool and cut into 16 slices.