Title: My Mother's Sweet Potato Pie
Categories: None
Yield: 1 Servings

1 1/2 c Cooked sweet potatoes
-(mashed)
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 1/2 tb Softened butter or margarine
2/3 c Evaporated milk
3 Egg yolks (beaten)
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 ts Ground nutmeg
3 Egg whites
1 9" deep dish pastry shell
-(uncooked)

Christine Overstreet (my Mother) from Kosciusko, Mississippi

Combine sweet potatoes, sugar and butter and stir well. Stir in milk, egg
yolks, vanilla, and nutmeg (set aside), Beat egg whites (at room
temperature) at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into
sweet potato mixture. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 375 degrees
for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 45 minutes or until
set.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 12 Sep 96

From: The Overstreets

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 19:17:17 -0700