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Liz Smith's Sweet Potato Pie




Source of Recipe


From: “Celebrity Dish: A Hamptons Celebrity Cookbook” by Jodi Della Femina & Daniel Benedict (2001, Fresh Ink, Inc.)


List of Ingredients




2 pounds yams
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons white sugar
3 large eggs, separated
½ cup orange juice
1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
½ cup evaporated milk


Recipe



Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Peel and boil yams until mashable. Add butter, spices, salt and sugars to hot yams. Beat until light and smooth. Beat egg yolks until light and add to mixture. Stir in orange juice, orange rind and milk. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes more, or until pie puffs up and is firm in the middle. Cool on a rack. Add whipped cream and enjoy.