Rosies Sweet Potato Pies Recipes

SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE - SOUL FOOD

Steps:

• Sprinkle in 1 1/4 cup of all purpose flour into a large mixing bowl.
• Add in the cold butter, butter flavored shortening, 2 tbsp of sugar, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
• Mix the ingredients until it forms into a dough, then wrap with plastic wrap and store the dough in the refrigerator.
• Toss the peeled and chopped sweet potatoes into a medium sized pot, and pour in about 4-6 cups of water.
• Place the pot over high heat, and boil the potatoes, until they are fork tender.
• Once the potatoes are done, drain the water, and let the potatoes cool.
• Toss the cool sweet potatoes into a mixing bowl, and whisk until the potatoes are nice and creamy.
• Sprinkle in 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, and 1 cup granulated sugar.
• Next, add in two medium sized eggs, 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, and 8 tbsp of softened butter.
• Whisk until the mixture is nice creamy and airy.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator, flatten it out, then place it into a 9 inch pie pan.
• Bake the pie shell for 7-10 minutes on 325 F.
• Remove the shell from the oven, then turn the heat up to 350 F.
• Start adding the sweet potato pie filling into the pie shell, and smooth it out.
• Bake the pie for 45 - 50 minutes.
• Let the pie cool until it is room temperature.
• Enjoy!

REGGIE'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drain sweet potatoes of their juice. Place sweet potatoes in an 11-cup food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients, except heavy cream, to food processor. Process mixture until smooth. Using a pastry brush, brush heavy cream over the surface of the frozen pie shell. Spoon sweet potato mixture into pie crust smoothing the top over. (Stop here and look below if using pecan topping.) Place on baking sheet and bake in the middle lower third of the oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
• In a medium saucepan place all ingredients over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook, stirring constantly for 8 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool slightly but still warm and pliable.
• Add sweet potato filling to piecrust, spreading evenly over bottom of crust. Next, carefully spoon pecan mixture over sweet potato filling. Place on a sheet pan in the lower third of a 350 degree F oven and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven allow to cool in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.

SWEET POTATO PIE I

Steps:

• Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
• Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.

ROSIE'S SWEET POTATO PIES

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes and boil them until very tender, about one hour; drain.
• (we roast ours in a 400 degree F oven until soft & the flesh sinks away from the papery skin & let them cool overnight - we find this caramelizes the natural sugars & lets us reduce the sugar in the recipe to 1 1/4 cups).
• When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes and place in the large bowl of an electric mixer. Add the butter, milk, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla and eggs. Beat until the mixture is smooth. (If the filling is made ahead of time, cover and refrigerate until ready to bake the pies.).
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour the filling into the pie shells and bake until crusts are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, topped with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

SWEET POTATO PIE WITH CREAM CHEESE SWIRL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Tightly wrap sweet potatoes in foil and place on a baking sheet. Roast until very tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Carefully unwrap and set aside to cool.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees .
• Process gingersnaps in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a bowl, add oil and stir until well combined. Using a spoon, spread and pat the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake until just barely beginning to darken, about 10 minutes.
• Clean and dry the food processor workbowl. Peel the sweet potatoes and transfer to the food processor. Puree until smooth. Measure out 1 1/2 cups (if you have extra puree, reserve it for another use). Return the 1 1/2 cups puree to the food processor. Add brown sugar, 1/2 cup yogurt, eggs, egg yolk, cinnamon and nutmeg; pulse just until combined. Spread the sweet potato filling in the warm crust.
• Clean and dry the workbowl again. Add the remaining 1/4 cup yogurt, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and ginger; puree until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides once or twice. Dollop tablespoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture onto the filling, spacing them evenly. Draw the tip of a wooden skewer or a thin knife through the cream cheese mixture and sweet potato filling repeatedly to create a swirled design.
• Bake the pie until firm to the touch and starting to puff around the edges, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, at least 2 hours.

SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut each sweet potato in half crosswise. Quarter each half lengthwise. Cut each quarter evenly into 2 to 4 pieces. Repeat with remaining sweet potatoes.
• Place sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet. Add salt. Drizzle olive oil on top. Stir up potatoes to coat with oil; spread out evenly on the baking sheet. Season with pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 10 minutes, until browned, 20 to 30 minutes.

FRIED SWEET POTATO PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss the sweet potatoes with the oil, salt and pepper.
• Put them on a baking sheet and roast until tender about 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and 2 tsp sugar.
• Add the shortening and work it with your hands until the mixture resembles course crumbs.
• Add the ice water, 1 tbsp at a time.
• Add only as much as you need to make a smooth ball.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface.
• Roll out into a rectangle about 24x8 inches and about 1/8" thick.
• With a sharp knife, cut 12 4-inch squares.
• Peel the potatoes and put the flesh in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the egg yolk, cane syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and a splash of bourbon and mix well.
• Place about 1/4 cup of the filling into the center of each pastry square.
• Fold one corner to the opposite corner to form a triangle.
• Using the tines of a fork, crimp the edges to seal.
• Heat 4" of oil in a large heavy pot or electric fryer to 360°F.
• Fry the pies 2 or 3 at a time until golden brown, turning them once.
• Remove the pies and drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp of sugar.
• Combine the powdered sugar, milk and remaining splash of bourbon in a medium mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
• Drizzle over the hot pies and serve immediately.

FRIED SWEET POTATO PIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine eggs and milk; add to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Cover and chill several hours. , In a large bowl, combine the seven filling ingredients; stir until smooth. Divide the dough into 25 portions. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 5-in. circle. Spoon 1-1/2 tablespoons of filling on half of each circle. Moisten edges with water; fold dough over filling and press edges with a fork to seal. , In a cast-iron or an electric skillet, heat 1 inch of oil to 375°. Fry pies, in batches, until golden brown, 1 minute. Drain on paper towels. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator.

ROSIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and ground cloves.
• Cream together shortening and sugar. Add in the egg and beat well. Add the tomato soup and blend. Gradually mix in dry ingredients. Add the oats, raisins and pecans and mix well.
• Roll the dough into walnut sized balls and place them 1-1/2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Flatten balls slightly. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the sweet potatoes on a foil-lined half-sheet pan. Bake, turning once, until very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. When cool enough to handle, take the sweet potatoes out of their jackets and scrape the flesh into a 1-quart measuring cup. You should have 2 1/2 cups packed sweet potato.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
• Line the frozen dough with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until dry and set, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil with the weights and bake the dough until golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Let cool completely, then place on a half-sheet pan.
• Transfer the sweet potato to a large bowl and add the cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, salt, butter, brown sugar, and the evaporated milk. Beat with a heavy whisk until smooth. Taste and add more brown sugar if you'd like. The amount will depend on the sweetness of your spuds. Add the eggs and whisk until fully incorporated. Pour into the pie crust and spread evenly.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling has puffed and set, about 40 minutes. If the crust browns too quickly, cover it with foil and continue baking. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Dissolve the sugar and salt in 1/3 cup water and chill until cold.
• Pulse the flour and butter in a stand mixer until the mixture looks like coarse meal with some pea-size pieces. Add the water all at once and mix until the dough almost forms a ball. Divide the dough in half and flatten into two disks.
• Wrap each disk tightly in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days. You can freeze the dough for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before rolling.

ALEXIS'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pierce potatoes several times with the tines of a fork and place on a baking sheet. Roast until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, peel, discarding skins, place flesh (2 1/2 cups) in the bowl of a food processor, and process until smooth (or place flesh in a medium bowl and mash well). Set aside to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and salt until well combined. Whisk in half-and-half.
• Add egg mixture to cooled sweet potatoes, and whisk until thoroughly combined. Whisk in melted butter. Pour into baked crust. Bake until filling is set and the tip of a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool completely before slicing. Serve topped with whipped cream, if desired.

MINI SWEET POTATO PIES

Steps:

• Place the sweet potato in a saucepan with just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until fork tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and mash with a fork or potato masher.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Divide the pie crust into 24 small balls. Press them into the cups of two 12 cup mini muffin pans to make tartlet shells. Set aside.
• Spoon the sweet potato into a blender or food processor, and add the evaporated milk, egg whites, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Puree until smooth. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of this mixture into each tart shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into one of the tarts comes out clean. Cool in the pans over a wire rack. Garnish each tart with a cranberry half before serving.

BIG DADDY'S MINI SWEET POTATO PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Put the pre-made mini shells inside a greased 24-count mini muffin pan.
• In a large bowl add the yams, cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, brown sugar and caramel sauce.
• Beat with a hand-held electric mixer until well combined.
• Dollop 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pie mixture into each shell.
• Bake until the custard sets, about 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
• For the Whipped Cinnamon Cream Cheese:.
• Add the cream cheese, cream, sugar and cinnamon to a large bowl.
• Using a hand-held electric mixer, beat the cream cheese mixture until you reach a frosting consistency.
• Transfer the mixture to a disposable pastry bag with a star tip.
• Pipe a small amount of whipped cream cheese on each mini sweet potato pie.
• Arrange on a serving platter and serve.