Ingredients
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9 inches unbaked pie shells (I use Homemade Pie Crust)
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2 cups sweet potatoes, mashed, cooked
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3/4 cup sugar
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2 tablespoons molasses
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2 eggs
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1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
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1 teaspoon powdered ginger
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 tablespoon orange zest
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2 tablespoons butter, melted
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1 1/2 cups milk, cream or 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a pie pan with rolled out dough; prick all over with fork; press a piece of heavy-duty foil directly into the pie shell.
- Bake for 6 minutes; remove foil; bake for 4 more minutes until just beginning to brown.
- Combine the sweet potatoes and sugar in a large bowl; beat in molasses and eggs.
- Add the spices and orange zest and stir well.
- Stir in melted butter and milk.
- Pour filling into pie shell.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Continue baking for 30 to 40 minutes or until filling is firm around edges, but center remains slightly soft and quivers when you move the pie.