Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
- 3 large sweet potatoes
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sugar, or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 eggs, beaten
- ¾ cup evaporated milk
- 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells
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Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool; peel and mash.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk eggs and milk together in a small bowl; blend into sweet potato mixture. Pour filling into pie shells.
- Bake pies in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
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