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Farm Kitchen:  Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie  |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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 Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 11:05:01 AM
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Here is a pie that my Granddad loved =) Being autumn and all, I am going to give this old timey southern favorite a try...I haven't had it in years. My grandpa always made it and it was delish! Give it a try!
I am going to try to do Sunday theme suppers all autumn and winter. Since my sweetie is taking a few days off this coming week. I think I'll do a true southern dinner with this pie as the crowning piece 
OLD FASHIONED SWEET POTATO PIE
2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
2 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 unbaked 10-inch pastry shell
Directions:
Combine sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, egg yolks, spices, and salt in a large mixing bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Add evaporated milk; mix just until combined.
Beat egg whites until foamy; gradually add sugar, beating until stiff. Fold into potato mixture. Pour filling into pastry shell. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake an additional 45 to 50 minutes or until set.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 11:14:51 AM
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I love Sweet Potato pie, Annika! My recipe is from my Nanny's mammy (my father's mother's nanny)...it dates from about 1868 or so, just after the Civil War. It gets rave reviews!
Have fun with your southern meals--if it weren't 90 degrees here this week, I might go for my own southern comfort food, but as it is, I'll still eat some salads :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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PilgrimSoul
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Jessie
NJ
USA
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 3:41:54 PM
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Yum! This sounds like a fabulous recipe. What are you going to include in your "Sunday Suppers"? I like that idea, we should all go back to having these with our families.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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applesaucemom
Farmgirl in Training
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Rebekah
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 11:12:30 AM
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Audrey, I feel like we never slow down any more and seldom have a real meal together....we eat out too much, so my themes for Sunday dinners are all going to be about slowing down and savouring the food.
I want to place emphasis on quality of food and trying new things some Sundays and having old favorites on Others =)
I want to start the meal with an appetizer and some conversation...move on to the meal and eat slowly, rather than just stuffing our faces, like we do so much of the time darnnit! Being thankful for our food and just unwinding a bit before another busy week hits. Let dinner settle a bit and have a wonderful homemade dessert together. I'm challenged in all of this because my Andrew is diabetic and so I have to really juggle the carbs to give us a balanced full meal.
Thanksgiving shouldn't be just a one day celebration, but in all things that this good earth gives us. I think I am headed towards the slow food lifestyle...more home cooking and simple, gentle Sunday afternoons and evenings in the kitchen. We all just gogogo! any more.
So...it's back to slow Sunday dinners for us!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 1:32:59 PM
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Hello Everyone,
Does anyone have a recipe for Buttermilk Custard? I have a recipe for Buttermilk Pie. But I am looking for a recipe for Buttermilk Custard. My sister is biting at the bit for this recipe. She saids there is a little elderly lady that brings it for church gatherings. My sister loves it she said. But the little lady refuses to give her the recipe. She said it has been in her family for generations and she does not give out her family recipes. Isn't she funny!!!! Anyways I told my sister I would try and run down the recipe for her. No luck so far!
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
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junebugs
True Blue Farmgirl
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June
Aiken
SC
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 6:08:00 PM
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yumm...i love sweet potato pie...im from the south
and cant wait to cook one ...love the sweet smell
of sweet potatoes cooking...we also good sweet potato fries..(yeap
we fry everything).sweet potato biscuits...baked sweet potatoes...
enjoy your pie!! |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 9:07:31 PM
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Annika, I like your idea. Sunday should be about family and what better way than to spend time together over the dinner table. You're right Thanksgiving should be a lifestyle not just an excuse to eat turkey. We have so much to be thankful for in this country even now when the economy is not so hot. Maybe we should all take your idea to heart and do our own Sunday Suppers.
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 2:16:16 PM
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Thanks Annika,
I wrote it all down. I will mail it to her. Hope it is what she is looking for.
Thanks again.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
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