Ingredients
- The crust:
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup butter chilled and cut in small cubes
- 2 tablespoon chilled water
- The filling:
- 500 gm or 1 lb. sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon spoon oil
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Instructions
**Making the crust
In a bowl, add all the ingredients except the water, mix using your fingers.
You will have a wet sand like texture and will see few bits of butter but that’s alright.
Add the water and mix well for few seconds, form a ball, press it down to form a disc.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to one hour.
Lightly flour your working surface and the dough too.
Using a rolling pin roll out the dough to fit in a 9-inch pie pan (Pie pans are different from cake pans, if you want to use a cake pan, that is fine, but the pie filling may not rise as much as it supposed to.)
Dust the dough and the working surface whenever you feel it is sticking.
With the help of the rolling pin, roll the dough onto the rolling pin, and then unfold it into your pie pan.
Gently fit the pie crust to the pie pan using your fingers. Prick the crust all over with a fork and refrigerate.
**Making the filling:
Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into slices.
Mix the oil with sweet potato slices and place it on a non-stick baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes, then flip the slices and bake for another 22 minutes.
Add the baked sweet potato in a big bowl, and while still hot, add all the ingredients except the eggs. Beat on low using a whisk attachment, then increase the speed and beat until well combined.
Add the eggs and beat until fluffy for two to three minutes.
Take out the chilled pie crust from the fridge. Pour the filling in the crust and bake for 55 minutes.
The pie should rise like a soufflé, but it will sink a little and will look beautiful.