Pain Patate

Sweet Potato Pudding

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Countess Morphy

Published 1935

  • About

One of the most famous New Orleans sweets is Pain Patate.

Ingredients

  • 4 or 5 baked or boiled sweet potatoes
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups

Method

Peel the sweet potatoes and rub them through a sieve into a basin. Add the yolks of eggs and mix well, then add the sugar, the butter, the milk, and finally the whites beaten to a froth. Season with a pinch of salt and the pepper, stir all the ingredients together thoroughly to a smo