NANA'S SWEET POTATO PIE

NANA'S SWEET POTATO PIE image

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 large sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 stick unsalted sweet butter, at room temperature
1 can evaporated milk
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 9-inch pie shell

Steps:

Boil sweet potatoes in their skin until they are knife tender (knife inserted into the potato slides off easily). Drain the water off and allow sweet potatoes to cool. Peel and discard the skin. In a medium mixing bowl, add the sweet potatoes, eggs, butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, nutmeg and 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, and whip until incorporated. Add evaporated milk a little at a time until the filling becomes loose. Pour the filling into the pie crust. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take the remaining evaporated milk, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and sugar and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Brush the mixture on top of the filling. Place pie into the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until the pie is firm to the touch. Remove pie from the oven and allow to cool slightly before eating.