Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Topping

Name: Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Topping
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 2 larges eggs; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 3 Tbsps maple syrup; 237 milliliters pecans, half of them lightly chopped, the other half whole; 0 teaspoons salt; 680 grams sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces; 79 milliliters plus another 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Topping a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 345 calories, 4g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of plus another 1/2 cup brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

1 Make the pie crust. (See pie crust recipe for instructions on pre-baking a pie crust.) If you use a store-bought frozen crust, you do not need to pre-bake it, just defrost it 10 minutes and prick the bottom all over with a fork before using.2 Make the sweet potato purée. In a large saucepan, cover the sweet potato pieces with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the sweet potato pieces are soft when poked with a knife or fork.

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Drain. Purée in a food processor until smooth. You may need to add back a little liquid (a tablespoon or two of water) to get a smooth consistency.

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Water

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Let cool completely before using.3 Prepare the pie. Preheat the oven to 375°F.

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Place rack at bottom of oven. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and maple syrup until smooth.

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Add the sweet potato purée, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 3/4 cup of cream.

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Mix until completely smooth.

Pour into cooled crust.4

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Bake the pie.

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Bake on lowest rack for 50 minutes, until filling has set. You may want to tent the edges of the pie with aluminum foil or a pie crust protector to prevent the pie crust edges from burning. Cool on rack for one hour. Then transfer to refrigerator and chill completely.5 Make the pecan topping. Melt 3 Tbsp butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Add 1/2 cup of brown sugar and cook, stirring, until smooth, about 3 minutes.

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Add 1 Tbsp cream, and mix in.

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Add the pecans, mix to coat the pecans with the sugar mixture.

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Let cool for 1 minute.

Pour mixture over cooled pie. Use a rubber spatula to spread topping over the top of the pie. Cool until topping has hardened, about 30 minutes.

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Servings:

3Tbsps

butter 2larges

eggs 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon 0teaspoons

ground nutmeg 177milliliters

heavy cream 3Tbsps

maple syrup 237milliliters

pecans, half of them lightly chopped, the other half whole 0teaspoons

salt 680grams

sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces 79milliliters

plus another 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. 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. The Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5 with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 69 dollars per bottle.