Looking for a delicious and easy dessert? Our Sweet Potato Pie is the perfect answer. Made with the simplest ingredients, this pie is incredibly tasty and will surely satisfy your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes, boiled and drained
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 c. sugar
- 4 to 6 eggs
- nutmeg (season to taste)
- 2 c. Milnot
Baking Instructions
- With mixer, cream potatoes, butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Watch out for strings in potatoes.
- Add eggs, one at a time.
- Mix after each egg.
- Add seasoning, then milk.
- Pour into unbaked pie shell.
- Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Calorie: 400
Total cooking time:1 hour
Difficulty level: Easy
Sweet Potato Pie: A Joyful Journey into the Land of Butter and Sugar
Oh, the delightful, delectable, and downright delicious sweet potato pie! It’s not just a dish, it’s a rite of passage, a culinary baptism of sorts. So, buckle up, buttercup, and join me on this flavorful voyage, where we’ll be wielding our mixers like Excalibur and slaying the dragon of blandness one sweet potato at a time!
The Pre-Preparation Palaver
Before we dive right in, let’s talk ingredients. In our arsenal, we have 4 sweet potatoes, boiled and drained, practically begging to be crafted into pie perfection. We also have 2 sticks of butter (because life is short, so why not?), 2 cups of sugar (because life is also sweet), 4 to 6 eggs (it’s always good to have a few extras, in case of an egg emergency), nutmeg for seasoning (trust me, a pinch can kick things up a notch), and 2 cups of Milnot (because regular milk is just too mainstream).
The Great Potato Transformation
Let’s get down to business, shall we? Arm yourself with that mixer, because it’s time to cream potatoes, butter, and sugar until smooth and creamy. This process can be likened to alchemy, as we transmute plain old sweet potatoes into a velvety concoction of deliciousness. But beware of those potato strings! They are the ninjas of the sweet potato world, lurking in the shadows, ready to sabotage your creamy dreams.
The Egg-stravaganza
Now that we’ve braved the potato string ambush, it’s time to add the eggs, one at a time. Why one at a time, you ask? Well, have you ever tried to juggle four eggs at once? It’s not a pretty sight. Mixing after each egg ensures that your mixture doesn’t start looking like a Van Gogh painting. It’s all in the details, my friend.
The Spicy Twist and Dairy Dive
Next, we add the seasoning. Nutmeg, the unsung hero of the spice world, is about to make your pie pop with flavor. Then comes the milk. Or in this case, Milnot. It’s like the cool cousin of milk, who shows up at family gatherings wearing a leather jacket and aviator sunglasses.
The Oven Tango
Pour your mixture into an unbaked pie shell and pop it into the oven. Bake at a steady 350° for 45 minutes. This is a good time to practice your patience or your salsa moves. Who knew waiting for a pie could turn into a dance party?
The Sweet Conclusion
Take your pie out of the oven and marvel at your masterpiece. You, my friend, have just created a sweet symphony of sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, eggs, and nutmeg. It’s not just a pie, it’s a testament to your culinary prowess.
So, there you have it. You’ve journeyed through the land of butter and sugar, defeated the stringy potato ninjas, and danced the oven tango. And in the end, you’ve got a sweet potato pie to show for it. Trust me, it’s not just a pie, it’s a story. Your story. And it’s delicious.
