SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Ingredients for 1 Pie

1 lb Yams or sweet potatoes, cooked and peeled
1/4 cup Butter or margarine
14 oz Can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
1 tsp Each ground cinnamon, grated orange rind and vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp Salt
1 pc Egg
6 oz Graham cracker pie crust
Pecan Topping (recipe follows)

Procedure:

1. A delicious homemade pie classic that is great for dinner parties and family reunions.
2. Preheat oven to 425°.
3. With mixer, beat hot yams and butter until smooth.
4. Add Eagle Brand and remaining ingredients except crust and Pecan Topping; mix well.
5. Pour into crust.
6. Bake 20 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, prepare *Pecan Topping, (recipe below).
8. Remove pie from oven; reduce oven to 350°. Spoon Pecan Topping on pie.
9. Bake 25 minutes longer or until set.
10. Cool.
11. Serve warm or at room temperature.
12. Garnish with orange zest twist if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.
13. *Pecan Topping:
14. Beat together 1 egg, 2 Tbsp. each dark corn syrup and firmly packed brown sugar,
    1 Tbsp. melted butter and 1/2 tsp. maple flavoring.
15. Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans. (Use pecan topping mixture in recipe as noted above.)
16. Prep Time: 30 minutes

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