Dessert

Ida's Sweet Potato Pie is for Dessert.

Ida's Sweet Potato Pie takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Ida's Sweet Potato Pie takes 50 minutes to cook.

Ida's Sweet Potato Pie makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Ida's Sweet Potato Pie are:

The ingredients you will need for 2 pies..

3 to 4 lbs. Sweet Potatoes
1 1/2 cups sugar.
1 can evaporated milk.
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg.
2 tsp lemon flavor.
1 stick of butter.
Dash of cinnamon.
1 Teasp Salt
1 1/2 teasp Baking powder
1 teasp. Vanilla (optional)
(2) 9 inch pie shells

Here is how you make Ida's Sweet Potato Pie:

Pre-heat your oven to 350°F. Boil the sweet potatoes with the skin on until a fork or butter knife causes the potatoes to easily break apart when inserted. Cool yams slightly. Then place in a collander and run cold water over them to assist you with removing the skins since the potatoes will still be pretty hot. Beat potaoes with mixer on medium speed, stopping frequently to remove strings from the beaters. (I prefer beating by hand with a large spoon. My mom taught us this way). Once the strings are removed, add butter and continue to mix. Then add remaining ingredients. You may need to adjust the nutmeg and sugar to your tastes. I don't like my pies overly sweet but with a good amount of nutmeg! Continue mixing your batter until it has a nice smooth consistency. The batter should not be thin or runny, and it should not be too thick either. If too thick, try adding a little more evaporated milk (by the tablespoon) until the batter is smooth. Pour your batter into your favorite unbaked 9 or 10 inch pie shell, bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour.(Tip: Brush the edges of your pie shell with ice water to prevent it from burning before the pie is actually done). Brown specs on the top of the pie are an indication that your pie is done. You can also insert a knife in the middle of the pie, and if it comes out clean it's done! Let cool for at least 1 hour before cutting and serving. This pie is simply delicious when served slightly warmed by itself, a large scoop of sugar free cool whip or vanilla ice cream on top of a nice warm slice! I really like my pie nice and cold right out of the frig after it's set over night. Hmmmmmmmmmm GOOD! Variations: I sometimes add pecans to inside crust before adding filling.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TREAZURE.

The nutritional information for Ida's Sweet Potato Pie is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 320.7

• Total Fat: 12.0 g
• Cholesterol: 56.0 mg
• Sodium: 168.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 5.1 g