Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
  • ¼ pound butter, softened
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a mixing bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, butter, egg yolks, brown sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and evaporated milk. Mix together well.

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; add 1/4 cup sugar and fold into sweet potato mixture.

Pour into pie shell and bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until firm.

via allrecipes.com