Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

• % cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup canned milk
• 1 beaten egg
• 2 tablespoons dark molasses

Method

1. 1

   Mix together brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

2. 2

   Stir in mashed sweet potatoes, canned milk, beaten egg, and dark molasses.

3. 3

   Pour into deep 9-inch pie pan with unbaked pastry.

4. 4

   Bake for 15 minutes in a very hot oven (450 degrees).

5. 5

   Reduce heat to slow (325 degrees) and bake for 25 minutes longer.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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