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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Eula Mae's Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 1/2 C. mashed, cooked Sweet Potatoes (about 2 lbs. cooked)
1/2 C. Butter, melted
3 lg. Eggs, lightly beaten
1 C. Heavy Cream, divided
1/2 C. Molasses
1/4 C. Honey
1 tsp. grated Orange peel
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. allspice
One 9 inch unbaked pastry shell
1 1/2 C. shelled pecans
Directions:
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes and butter. In medium bowl, combine eggs, 1/2 cup heavy cream, molasses, honey, orange peel, spices and salt. Mix well. Stir into sweet potatoes. Spoon mixture into pie shell. Arrange pecans on top. Bake in preheated 425º oven for 15 min. Reduce heat to 350º; bake 30 t0 35 min. longer or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, Cool completely. Whip remaining 1/2 cup cream. Serve with pie.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Ma says, "This is too expensive to make, unless you have most of the ingredients on hand anyway."

 

 

 

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