BRANDY SWEET POTATO PIE

BRANDY SWEET POTATO PIE image

Yield 6-8 people

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/4 pounds)
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) room temp butter
3/4 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla been paste
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Brandy (optional)
1 tablespoon flour
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the sweet potatoes in a shallow baking pan in the middle of the oven until very tender, about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature. Raise the oven temperature to 400°F. Place a heavy baking sheet on rack. Peel the skin from potatoes flesh and place in a mixing bowl, discard the skins. Fork mash the sweet potatoes until smooth. Cream the room temp butter and sugar into the sweet potatoes then add cream and the eggs beat with a whisk until smooth. Whisk in the remaining ingredients. Pour the filling into the pie shell. Carefully transfer the pie on baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and bake 10 minutes then turn oven temp down 325° F until the filling is just set, about 45 minutes. Transfer the pie to a rack to cool. Slice and serve with French vanilla ice cream or whipped cream