Hajj Mahmoud’s Sweet Potato Pie
3 large sweet potatoes
2 eggs
1 ½ cups of sugar (brown or white)
2 tbs of vanilla extract
½ can of evaporated milk
½ stick of soft butter
¼ tsp of nutmeg
½ tsp of ground cinnamon
2 unbaked pastry shells
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Boil the sweet potatoes until soft, remove the skin and cut potatoes into small cube like pieces. Place the potatoes into a blender or large food processor and add all of the ingredients except the evaporated milk.
Blend for about 5 minuets making sure there are no lumps*. Slowly add the evaporated milk and continue to blend for 2 more minuets.
Pour the mixed ingredients into the pastry shells.
Let this sit for 5 minuets before placing into the preheated oven 350 degrees.
Bake for 60 minuets at 350 degrees and remove from the oven
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Sprinkle shredded coconut on top of pie before baking (optional)
*Put sweet potato batter through a colander to ensure there are no lumps if necessary