Coconut Sweet Potato Pie

Name: Coconut Sweet Potato Pie
Yield: Yield: 8 Servings.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 cup sifted flour; ½ cup dark brown sugar; 2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (approximately 1 pound fresh); ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; Grated rind of 1 orange; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 4 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled; ¼ cup dark rum; 1 can (3 ounces) moist shredded coconut; 2 egg whites; 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons ice water; ½ teaspoon granulated sugar; ¼ pound chilled butter, cut into small pieces

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

The Crust

1 cup sifted flour
¼ pound chilled butter, cut into small pieces
½

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Place flour, chilled butter, and granulated sugar into the container of a food processor. Process, turning on and off rapidly, until butter is cut into flour and the mixture is crumbly. Add ice water and process just until the dough begins to hold together. Remove the dough from processor, gather it into a ball, and flatten it slightly. Flour it lightly. Cover with plastic