Peggy Lampman's Sunday dinnerFeed: Sweet potato-pecan pie
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Peggy Lampman | Contributor
If you're a fan of Marie Osmond but never listen to Leonard Cohen, substitute kahlua for the bourbon. If you're Leonard Cohen fan but Marie Osmond is not on your list, omit the kahlua and double the bourbon. If you don't have either bourbon or kahlua on hand, omit the alchohol altogether. You will still have a wonderful pie.
Greta making Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie.
Peggy Lampman | Contributor
It's clever, yet unassuming, sweet but not cloying, and certainly pertinent to the season. It's the texture of silky sweet potatoes combined with the sweet crunch of walnuts that begs a second helping. How can you fail rolling two fabulous pies into one?
My daughter, Greta, is the family baker and I must give credit where credit is due. She saw a recipe similar to this in Oprah Magazine but made many changes to accommodate our family's palate. One change was omitting the whipped topping, another was adding bourbon to the fillings.
Her chief regret was not having the time to make and chill the crust. We used a Pillsbury, pre-made rolled crust for a 9-inch pie which pleased us both.
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YIeld: 8 slices Cost: apx. $11.00 Active Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: (for sweet potatoes and pie): apx. 1 1/2 hours
Ingredients for Sweet Potato Filling:
1 9-inch pie crust 2 cups fresh, mashed sweet potato (2 large sweet potatoes) 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons bourbon or kahlua (optional)
Ingredients for Pecan Pie filling:
1 1/2 cups pecan halves 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup maple syrup 2 large eggs (lightly beaten) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter,melted 1/2 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract 1 tablespoon bourbon or kahlua(optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350Ëš. 2. Place the pie crust into a pie pan and crimp the edges of the pie with your thumb and forefinger. 2. Combine the sweet potatoes, eggs, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and bourbon or kahlua, if using, in a large bowl. Pour into pie crust. 3. Evenly sprinkle the pecans on top of the sweet potato filling. 4. Combine the sugar, maple syrup, eggs, melted butter, vanilla and bourbon, if using, and pour it on top of the pecans. 5. Bake in a preheated 350Ëš oven until the pastry is golden brown and the pecan layer is set, about 40-50 minutes. Delicious warm, room-temperature or chilled.
Comments
Jessica Webster
Tue, Dec 1, 2009 : 10:27 a.m.
I made this for Thanksgiving and LOVED it. I served it with some of the Hagen-Dazs 5-Ingredient ginger ice cream to accentuate the ginger flavor in the pie. Loved it!
Jessica Webster
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 : 10:46 a.m.
Oooh. This is great - I was just looking for my sweet potato pecan pie recipe, but this looks so much better! Love it!!