How To Make Sweet Potato Pie With Pecan Crust Tasting Table Rec Recipes

SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake sweet potatoes until fork-tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool until easily handled.
• Peel and mash sweet potatoes. Make sure all lumps are removed, straining if necessary.
• Lightly beat eggs. Blend together eggs and sweet potatoes. Stir in sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend in cream. Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge of pie comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack.
• Make the caramelized pecan topping. Combine butter or margarine, brown sugar, and pecans. Gently drop by spoonfuls over cooled pie to cover top. Broil 5 inches below heat until mixture begins to bubble, about 3 minutes. Watch carefully, if cooked too long, top will turn syrupy. Cool on rack.

MAKEOVER SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge., In a small bowl, combine sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, salt and spices. Spread evenly into crust., For pecan layer, in another small bowl, whisk egg and brown sugar until blended. Add corn syrup, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour over sweet potato mixture. , Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

SWEET POTATO PIE WITH PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• For crust:.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, pecans and salt.
• With a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add oil slowly, continuing to mix with pastry blender or fork.
• Add water 1 tablespoon at a time, using only the amount you need until dough follows blender or fork around bowl.
• Do not overwork dough.
• Form into a ball, cover and let set in refrigerator while preparing filling.
• For the filling:.
• Mix all ingredients except eggs and half & Half and stir well.
• Mix eggs and half & half into this mixture, then slowly fold into sweet potato mixture.
• Assembling the pie:.
• On lightly floured surface, roll crust to fit pie pan.
• Place in pan and flute edges.
• Pour filling into prepared pie shell and bake at 375°F for 35-40 minutes. Cover the edges with foil or a pie rim if they start to get too brown before the pie is set in the middle.

SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE WITH HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients; press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Pour into crust. Bake for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine the pecans, coconut, brown sugar, oats, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pie; bake for 10-15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and topping is golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.