Sweet Potato Pie IV

Sweetened condensed milk gives this pie 's sweet potato filling a sweet creaminess, and grated orange rind adds a pleasant texture and citrus bite to the finished pie. This pie is also drizzled with a wonderful syrup of brown sugar, pecans and maple flavoring, and then it 's baked until glazed and wonderful.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 523 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ teaspoon maple flavored extract
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 1 pound sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin. Break apart in a large bowl.

Step 2

Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine, and pour it in the bowl with the sweet potatoes. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Blend in sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, orange rind, vanilla, nutmeg, salt, and 1 egg. Pour into the unbaked crust.

Step 3

Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Remove the pie from the oven and reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 4

While the pie is baking, prepare the topping. Mix together 1 egg, corn syrup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, maple flavoring, and pecans. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle over pie.

Step 5

Bake for another 25 minutes until set.