Mock-Southern Sweet Potato Pie
This heart-healthy pie crust is made with vegetable oil and skim milk.
Ingredients and Preparation
Crust
Ingredients | Measures |
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Flour | 1¼ cups |
Sugar | ¼ teaspoon |
Skim milk | 1/3 cup |
Vegetable oil | 2 tablespoons |
Filling
Ingredients | Measures |
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White sugar | ¼ cup |
Brown sugar | ¼ cup |
Salt | ½ teaspoon |
Nutmeg | ¼ teaspoon |
Large eggs, beaten | 3 |
Evaporated skim milk, canned | ¼ cup |
Vanilla extract | 1 teaspoon |
Sweet potatoes (cooked and mashed) | 3 cups |
- Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Combine the flour and sugar in a bowl.
- Add milk and oil to the flour mixture.
- Stir with fork until well-mixed and then form pastry into a smooth ball with your hands.
- Roll the ball between two 12-inch squares of waxed paper using short, brisk strokes until pastry reaches edge of paper.
- Peel off top paper and invert crust into pie plate.
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