DES Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Ingredients:
1 refrigerated 9-inch piecrust
1 (15 oz.) can yams (sweet potatoes), drained and mashed OR...
1 cup fresh yams, cooked and mashed
2 large eggs, divided
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 large eggs whites
2/3 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup pecans, chopped
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lay piecrust in a 9-inch pie dish. In a mixing bowl, blend together yams, 1 egg, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spread evenly on bottom of piecrust. In a mixing bowl, beat together the remaining egg, egg whites, corn syrup, sugar and vanilla until the mixture is frothy. Stir in pecans. Carefully spoon over yam layer. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until filling is set around edges of until a knife inserted halfway between the center and edge comes out clean. Cool and serve.