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Sweet Potato Pie

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Potato Pie Memories

Sweet potato pie is the pie that holiday memories are made of! In my family on both sides, we didn’t eat pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving or Christmas, it was sweet potato pie all the way!

I was in Junior High before I actually ate a piece of pumpkin pie! Yep, school cafeteria and totally not impressed! Not a fan at all and I couldn’t understand why there was pumpkin pie everywhere but no sweet potato pie! Well, it didn’t take me long to find out that sweet potato pie was something my family and friends made. It was our pie! All I can say is “yea” for heritage, customs and traditions, both with food and in life!

DIY – Easy as Pie!

Today sweet potato pie has gone main stream. You can even buy sweet potato pie filling and sweet potato pies already made from some grocery stories and online stores like Amazon! I’m old school and I go the “DIY” route, but if you’re so inclined to buy your pie, be my guest and bon appetit! But if you want to make your pie I’m here for you! If you have a question or concern, just send me an email, I’ll hold your hand and walk you through it! It’s easy as pie!

Sweet Potato Pie
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: Soul/Southern
Author: http://www.sweetmotherskitchen.com
Yummy sweet potato pie with a homemade crust! Unbelievably good!
Ingredients
  • 3-5 medium sized sweet potatoes, cooked (3 cups pureed)
  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 stick melted butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Bake or boil sweet potatoes in skins, until tender.
  2. Cool and remove potatoes from skins and put into food processor bowl. You will need to process two separate batches.
  3. Whip potatoes adding up to 1/2 c water if needed.
  4. Add melted butter, sugar and seasonings. Mix to incorporate.
  5. Beat eggs and mix together with milk.
  6. Add to sweet potato filling and flour and stir to combine.
  7. Add filling to food processor in batches and process each batch till smooth. Pour into 1 large deep dish pie shell or 2 regular pie shells. If time is not on your side and you need a short cut, use store bought pie shells. If you have the time, make your own pie crust. The recipe that follows is quick and easy!
Pie Crust
  1. – 3c. AP flour – sifted
  2. – 1tsp salt
  3. – 2 sticks of cold butter or 1/2 c butter and 1/2 c lard or shortening
  4. – 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  5. – 1/2 c. ice water
  6. Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add fat with a pastry cutter or two butter knives. Slowly add cold water just to form a ball. Mix just to combine and dough holds together. Sprinkle with a little flour if sticky to make dough easier to handle. Divide dough into two balls and refrigerate to chill and rest dough. Roll dough out to no more than 1/4″ thick. Place into 9″ pie pan/s and flute edges. Chill dough one last time. Pour sweet potato pie filling into chilled pie shell (deep dish or regular pie pan). Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, until center is set and toothpick comes out clean.

Sweet Potato Butter – A Honey Hush Recipe!

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Sweet Potato Butter on Biscuit

Sweet Potato Butter on Biscuit

Sweet potato butter is something that I have had on my mind for a long time. I knew I wanted to make it, even though I didn’t know if anyone else had done it or if I’d be a sweet potato butter pioneer! Well I have found a couple of recipes online but I haven’t found any that are made with just sweet potatoes – they all use apples, apple juice, apple cider, or apple something! So needless to say, I’m not really following their recipes cause I’m not adding apples to my sweet potato butter!

The first time I made it, I was so in love with the taste of it and so glad that I had finally made it! When trying to describe it all I could come up with was “honey hush”! “Honey hush” was one of my favorite relatives, Aunt Winnie’s favorite sayings.  I can remember her talking to someone (usually on the phone) and when they would say something that she was intrigued by, tickled by, or impressed by, she would say “Honey Hush”!

I can still hear her saying it and to honor her, I have a “Honey Hush” category for my site. My Aunt Winnie was one of my greatest cooking influences after my mom! Dishes that are particularly fabulous, like sweet potato butter, will be given the special category designation of “Honey Hush”! It’s kind of like saying “shut the front door” or “shut up” today, but with so much more pizazz and sass! Honey Hush!!!

I promise you there were no apple products harmed (or used) in the making of this sweet potato butter! :).

Sweet Potato Butter – A “Honey Hush” Recipe!

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Serves: 1 to 1 1/2 pints
This sweet potato butter is great on biscuits, toast, muffins, or whatever you want to put it on! It’s also an excellent addition to a food gift basket or care package and it makes a special treat for the holiday or special occasion breakfasts! You can use fresh, frozen, or canned sweet potatoes – whatever’s handy! And before you ask I don’t know why every other recipe you see adds apples or apple juice or apple cider or apple something to their sweet potato butter. I don’t see any recipes adding sweet potatoes to apple butter so I really don’t get it! I’ve been eating sweet potatoes all my life and I can tell you that they don’t need any help from apples, they can handle flavor all on their own! I love sweet potatoes!
Ingredients
  • 5-6 medium sweet potatoes, boiled in skin till done
  • 1 C granulated sugar
  • 1/2 C packed light brown sugar
  • 1 T ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
Instructions
    1. Cook sweet potatoes in their skin, until done. Puree using a food processor or immersion blender until smooth.
    2. Combine sweet potatoes in a mixing bowl with spices, and sugar, and mix to combine.
    3. Transfer mixture to a crockpot.
    4. Cook on low simmering for 2 to 3 hours until reduced and thickened. Stir 2 to 3 times during the cooking process.  Remove from heat and cool.
    5. Transfer to sterile storage containers and cool.

Serve with homemade biscuits, toast, or your favorite bread, crackers, etc.

Will keep 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator. Can also be canned or frozen in a freezer-safe container.

Serving size: 1-2 tablespoons