Sweet Potato Pie Homemade Old Fashioned Vintage Recipe

Ingredients:

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One can (22-oz.) Louisiana yams, drained or two large cooked, peeled mashed yams

Three-fourths cup butter or margarine

One and one-half cup granulated sugar

One tablespoon flour

One-fourth teaspoon baking powder

Dash salt

Two eggs

Three-fourths cup evaporated milk

One-fourth teaspoon nutmeg

One teaspoon lemon flavoring

One teaspoon vanilla extract

One-fourth cup grated coconut

Two unbaked 9-inch pie shells or you can find “Homemade Pie Shell Recipe” right here.

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Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Mash canned drained potatoes with butter.

3. Add sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, eggs and stir well.

4. Stir in milk, nutmeg, and flavorings. Beat at high speed on electric mixer three minutes.

5. Add grated coconut.

6. Pour into two 9-inch pie shells and bake one hour or one hour and 15 minutes.

7. Remove from oven and allow to fully cool before serving.