Cardamom-Scented Sweet Potato Pie

Name: Cardamom-Scented Sweet Potato Pie
Prep time: 1 h 47 min
Cook time: 1 h 47 min
Total time: 1 h 47 min
Yield: 19
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 inches cinnamon stick, broken; 4 larges eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 5 Tbsps ice water; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons cardamom seeds; 118 milliliters chilled shortening; 237 milliliters sugar; 567 grams sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 19 servings Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon

Cardamom-Scented Sweet Potato Pie might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 19. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 214 calories, 4g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have cinnamon stick, salt, ice water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 47 minutes.

Instructions

Arrange sweet potato in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 20 minutes or until very tender.

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Sweet Potato

Water

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Steamer Basket

While sweet potato cooks, process cinnamon and cardamom seeds in a coffee grinder or blender until finely ground; set aside, reserving 1/4 teaspoon for top of pie.

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Cardamom Seeds

Sweet Potato

Cinnamon

Coffee

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Blender

When sweet potato is done, cool slightly, and process in a food processor until smooth.

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Sweet Potato

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Food Processor

Whisk together spices (except for 1/4 teaspoon), sweet potato, eggs, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.

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Sweet Potato

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Egg

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Whisk

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Combine flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until the size of small peas.

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Shortening

Peas

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Blender

Sprinkle ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, evenly over surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape dough into a ball.

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Water

Dough

Roll dough to about 1/4" thickness on a lightly floured surface. Fit into an ungreased 9 1/2" deep-dish fluted tart pan; trim off excess pastry along edges. Line tart shell with aluminum foil, pressing foil into the flutes. Trim foil to within 1/2" of top of pan. Fold foil down over top edge of crust to prevent overbrowning.

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Crust

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Roll

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Aluminum Foil

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Frying Pan

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes; remove foil, and bake 7 minutes or until pastry is golden. Reduce oven temperature to 35

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With tart pan still on oven rack, pull out rack; pour filling into pastry, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon spices.

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Spices

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Oven

Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until set. Cool completely before serving.

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Garnish, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

Note: If you don't have a fluted tart pan, you can bake this pie in 2 (9") glass pieplates. Fit each piecrust (from a 15-ounce package refrigerated piecrusts) into a 9" pieplate according to package directions; fold edges under, and crimp. (No need to prebake crusts for these smaller pies.)

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Pie Crust

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Tart Form

Pour filling evenly into 2 prepared piecrusts.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon spices.

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Spices

Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350; bake 30 more minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. (Pies will be thin.) Or bake pies using 2 frozen piecrusts.

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Tip: Use a meat mallet to break cinnamon stick before placing in coffee grinder. Tap cardamom pods lightly with mallet to release seeds.

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Cinnamon Stick

Cardamom Pods

Coffee

Seeds

Meat

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Meat Tenderizer

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Servings:

3inches

cinnamon stick, broken 4larges

eggs 355milliliters

all-purpose flour 473milliliters

half-and-half 5Tbsps

ice water 2teaspoons

grated orange zest 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoons

salt 0teaspoons

cardamom seeds 118milliliters

chilled shortening 237milliliters

sugar 567grams

sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks 2teaspoons

vanilla extract 19servings

Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Domaine Leseurre Dry Cuvee Classique Riesling. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.