Sweet Potato Pie Recipe - Fall Deliciousness

This is a recipe from my sweet dear mother.

This will make 2 pies.

**This is not a photo of my pies

Pie Crusts: (enough for 2 pies - no tops)

1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour

2/3 c. shortening

1/3 c. ice water

1 tsp. salt

cut the shortening into the flour with a shortening cutter, don't know what it's really called but looks like this thing....or a fork. You can also use a mixer with a pastry hook if you don't want to put the work in. Then add your ice water and salt, removing the ice cubes of course but you need really cold water. Once the pie dough is smooth (not lumpy) remove it from the bowl and divide it in half. flour a flat surface and use a rolling pin or something similar to roll the dough out to about a 1/2" to 1/4" thick (big enough to fit in your pie dish and cover it sufficiently. Now take your left hand and pinch your thumb and forefinger together in a tiny "v" formation. Place that hand on the inside rim of the pie near the edge. Now take your right index finger and place that hand on the outside rim of the pie. press your right finger into the "v" on your left hand and crimp the dough edges all the way around your pie. *it makes it more decorative" take a fork and poke holes, not gaping ones, just tiny little fork holes into the bottom of the dough in pan. set aside.

Now let's make your pie.....

Pie Contents: (enough for 2 pies)

4 large sweet potatoes(2 cups mashed per pie)

1/2 tsp. Ginger

1 tsp. Nutmeg

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 C. Milk

1 egg

1/2 stick butter melted

1/2 c. sugar to taste

First boil the potatoes (sweet potatoes are easier to peel once they are fully cooked, skins just come right off).

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Now, while the oven is heating make your pie filling.

Once cooled, mash the potatoes in a large pan or bowl and stir in your Ginger, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Sugar, Egg, Milk, and melted butter. Stir til smooth mixture. Pour into fresh pie shells that you just made from scratch.... aren't you proud of yourself?

Place the pie pans on the lower rack in the center and bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce your heat to 350 degrees and continue baking the pies til they're solid in the center(you can measure this by sticking a toothpick in the center and when it comes out clean your pies are baked thouroughly. *now if your pie catches fire, that's probably a good sign that you need to reduce the heat or you have baked them too long. just kidding. your pie won't catch fire at this temperature.

Now take out of the oven, place on a cooling rack and let it cool off for about 1 hour. Your pie will be delicious and your friends will love that you made something yourself. Repeat after me, "baking is fun". Quick hire someone to clean the kitchen.

Have fun!!

P.s. this is not a low fat pie, for a lowfat alternative which is not my pie try a google recipe like this one: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=255188