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COLLECTION: Sweet Potato Pie
until filling is set.
Gateau de Patate
((Sweet Potato Pie))
Preheat oven to 425F degrees
For the crust:
1
-1/2 cups flour
Tbs. sugar
/2 tsp. salt
/8 tsp. cinnamon, ground ginger, ground
allspice, nutmeg (each)
3
1
1
pinch ground cloves, white pepper (each)
1/2 cup shortening
3-4 Tbs. orange juice, chilled
1/4 cup unsweetened grated coconut, lightly
toasted
For the filling:
2
1
/3 cup raisins
/2 cup dark rum
eggs
/2 cup sugar
4
1
1
cup dark brown sugar, packed
3
Tbs. butter, melted
2-1/2 cups cooked sweet potatoes, mashed
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg, ground allspice (each)
pinch ground cloves
1
cup heavy cream, scalded
3
ripe bananas, mashed
For the topping:
1
cup unsalted cashews, halved
3
Tbs. butter
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
To make crust: Sift together the flour and other dry ingredients into
a bowl. Add the shortening, cut into bits, and blend until the
mixture resembles meal. Add the orange juice, toss until it is
incorporated, and form the dough into a ball. Dust it with flour,
wrap in wax paper, and chill for 2 hours. Then roll out dough 1/8
inch thick on a lightly floured surface and fit it into a deep
10-inch pie plate. Trim off excess leaving a 1-inch overhang and
fold the overhang to make a decorative edge. Sprinkle the shell with
the coconut, pressing it lightly into the dough, and chill, covered,
for at least 15 minutes.
To make filling: Macerate the raisins in the rum. Beat the eggs with
the white sugar until very thick, then beat in the dark brown sugar
and melted butter and beat until well combined. Stir in the
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