Sweet Potato Pie

Harvest Sweet Potato Pie

 by News Canada

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) Five Roses All Purpose Flour

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt

1/2 cup (125 ml) cold butter, cubed

1 egg

1 tsp (5 ml) white vinegar

cold water

Filling:

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) cooked, mashed sweet potato

1 1/4 cups (300 ml) coffee cream or milk

3/4 cup (175 ml) packed brown sugar

1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon

1 tsp (5 ml) each salt and ginger

1/4 tsp (1 ml) each allspice, cloves and nutmeg

Pastry: Combine flour and salt in food processor, fitted with metal blade. Using pulse button, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and vinegar in measuring cup; add enough cold water to measure 1/3 cup (75 ml). Add to flour mixture and process until dough begins to clump. Press dough into a ball and refrigerate until chilled through. Roll pastry between two pieces of waxed paper. Line a 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate with pastry; chill for 15 min.

Filling: Beat eggs until foamy; blend in sweet potato, cream, brown sugar, salt and spices. Pour into prepared shell. Bake at 425ºF (220ºC) for 15 min,; reduce heat to 350ºF (180ºC) and bake for 40 min. longer or until tester inserted in center of pie comes out clean.

For "free" recipes call Five Roses at 1-800-561-3455 or visit www.fiveroses.ca.

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Best Cookies: Sweet Potato Spice Bars

Donna Monday

If you love sweet potato pie and candied yams, you’ll rave over these sweet potato cookie bars.

Each bite contains golden raisins, spices, and sweet potatoes, topped off with rich cream cheese. Comfort food never tasted so good.

Sweet Potato Spice Bars

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 16-oz. Can sweet potatoes or yams, drained
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup golden raisins
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1-inch. Beat eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla and sweet potatoes. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and allspice.

Mix in raisins and orange rind. Pour batter into pan. Bake until brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting Sprinkle with nuts.

Cut into bars about 2x1 ½ inches. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Mix a 3-oz. Package cream cheese (softened); ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine (softened) and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in 2 cups powdered sugar until smooth and of spreading consistency.

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