Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Lemon-Sweet Potato Pie

J.C. Taggart

J.C. Taggart

Published February 11, 2018 5:01 am
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Try this light and luscious dessert at your next family gathering!

Lemon-Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes
3 eggs
1 — 5 oz. can evaporated milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 cup sugar
1 — 9′ unbaked pastry shell
Whipped cream

Directions

~Press mashed sweet potatoes through a sieve or food mill.

~In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, water, butter, and extracts. Stir in the sugar and sweet potatoes. Pour into crust.
Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer (or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean). Cool on a wire rack.

~Serve pie with whipped cream.

~Refrigerate leftovers.

~Makes eight servings.

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