Sweet Potato Pie

By ldelmas

Makes 2 pies

Ingredients

• 2 jumbo sweet potatoes with skin still on (one for each pie)
• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tspn cinnamon
• 1/2 pinch baking powder
• 1 1/2 tspn nutmeg
• 3 tbsp vanilla flavoring
• 1 tspn lemon extract
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 teaspoon flour
• Pour into 2 nine inch pie shells

Preparation

Step 1

Boil two jumbo sweet potatoes with skin still on (one for each pie).

After boiled, peel the potatoes and place into a large mixing bowl.

Add in two sticks of butter and mash the potatoes.

Add in sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, vanilla, lemon extract and eggs.

Beat with mixer and take out any stringy portions from the mix.

Add evaporated milk and flour and mix well.

Pour mixture into 2 nine inch pie shells.

Wipe pie shells with melted butter.

Bake at 300 degrees on the bottom rack of the oven until custard is firm and pie is brown.

After baking garnish with whipped cream.