Southern Sweet Tea Pie Recipes

SWEET TEA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll piecrust into a 12-inch circle. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under, and crimp as desired. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Top with a piece of parchment paper, letting ends extend over edges of plate. Add pie weights. Bake 15 minutes. Carefully remove paper and weights. Let cool 30 minutes on a wire rack. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cornmeal, and salt. Add eggs and egg yolks; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until combined. Add tea, butter, and lemon zest and juice; beat until combined. Pour into prepared crust. Bake until set, approximately 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with whipped cream; garnish with zest, if desired.

SOUTHERN SWEET TEA PIE

Steps:

• In bowl of electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until well combined. Add flour and mix at low speed until dough forms a ball. Pat dough into 9-inch pie pan.
• Place pie shell in freezer while preparing filling. Heat oven to 350°F.
• In bowl of electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add lemon zest. Add egg yolks a little at a time allowing each addition to incorporate; scraping bowl often.
• Slowly add tea, vanilla, vinegar, and lemon juice. Add flour and cornmeal.
• Remove crust from freezer and fill.
• Bake at 350F for 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

SWEET TEA PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup butter until well combined. Add 2 1/2 cup flour and mix until the dough forms a ball. Pat the dough into a 9-inch pie pan. Chill until ready to use.
• In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter and sugar at medium speed until light. Add the yolks 1 at a time, beating at low speed untilblended. Add the sweet tea slowly. Add lemon zest and lemon juice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the 2 tablespoons flour, cornmeal, and salt and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust.
• Add the lattice pie crust (Optional)
• Bake until set, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack, and then chill for 2 hours before serving.
• Sprinkle powered stevia on the pie if you wish and enjoy!

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of water to a boil; add sweet potatoes and boil until soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove and discard skin; mash potatoes in a bowl until lumps are removed.
• Mix 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, condensed milk, butter, eggs, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves together in a bowl. Divide batter evenly between the 2 pie crusts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 45 minutes.

JEANNE'S SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
• Mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Measure 1 3/4 cup of the mash into a large bowl. Add milk, sugar, eggs, butter, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Beat with a rotary beater until mixture has the consistency of cake batter. Pour into the pastry-lined plate.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool until center is set, about 15 minutes.

THE PINK TEA CUP'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Peel and boil yams until mashable.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Add butter, spices, salt, and sugars to hot yams. Beat until light and smooth.
• Beat egg yolks until light and add to mixture. Stir in orange juice, rind, and milk.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into egg yolk mixture. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes, or until pie puffs up and is firm in the middle.
• Cool on rack, and add whipped cream, if desired.

SOUTHERN-STYLE SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Heat 4 cups of the water to boiling. In large heatproof bowl, place tea bags; pour boiling water over tea bags. Cover with foil; let steep 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
• Add sugar to tea; stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour into large heatproof pitcher. Stir in remaining 4 cups cold water. Refrigerate until chilled.
• Serve tea well chilled over ice, garnished with lemon and/or mint.