How Do You Make Sweet Potato Pie?
Sweet potato pie is popular in the southern United States. It’s not as sweet as pumpkin pie, but it looks awfully similar. Serves 8. Step 1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Step 2 Scrub sweet potatoes with a brush, pat dry, and prick with a fork in several places. Step 3 Bake potatoes for 40 to 50 minutes or until they’re very tender. Cool until you can handle them with your hands. Step 4 While potatoes bake, roll out the pastry dough and line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry. Crimp edges as desired. (See “How to Make Piecrust Dough.”) Step 5 Line the pastry with a piece of aluminum foil that has been folded in half. Make sure it covers all the dough. Put a handful of dried beans or pie weights over the foil. Step 6 Bake the pastry in the 450-degree oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil and bake 4 more minutes. Step 7 Take baked and cooled potatoes and cut them in half lengthwise. Step 8 Scoop the pulp of the potatoes into a large mixing bowl and mash them to a pulp. Step 9 Stir in sugar, ci
