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My Favorite Food For Fall
I love sweet potatoes!
My favorite snack is Sweet Potato Pie!
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Sweet Potato Pie
As seen on ABC Good Morning America
From his new book "Turn Up the Heat"
Ingredients:
6 sweet potatoes
½ cup sugar
4 large eggs
½ cup of sweetened condensed milk
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup unsalted butter softened
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 9-inch pie crust
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bake potatoes whole for 1 hour or until soft. Cool and peel.
3. In a large bowl add potatoes, mash them then add, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla flavoring, eggs, milk, butter and mix together.
4. Place shells in oven for two minutes to three minutes or until lightly brown.
5. Remove from oven and pour potato mixture into shells.
6. Bake for 35 minutes or until firm.
Pastry for two single crust pies
Ingredients:
2½ cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, cubed
1 egg
¼ cup cold water
1. In a mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, and salt.
2. Using a fork cut butter into the flour.
3. Mix egg and water together, sprinkle some mixture over flour mixture until all is moistened.
4. Form pastry into a ball and divide in half.
5. On a lightly floured surface use your hands to slightly flatten one portion of pastry.
6. Roll into a 12 inch circle. Then ease onto pie plate. Prick bottom and sides of crust.
7. Bake at 350 degrees until lightly golden.
8. Fill and bake at 350 degrees until firm.
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Low Fat Sweet Potato Pie
www.low-fat-recipes.com
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs
1. Boil sweet potatoes until soft.
2. Mash potatoes in a large-mixing bowl.
3. Combine mashed sweet potatoes with eggs, syrup, vanilla, milk and nutmeg. Mix well.
4. Spray 9-inch pie pan with non-fat cooking spray.
5. Pour mixture into the prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until knife comes out clean.
Serves 8
Per serving (without pie crust): Calories 105, Fat 1.49 gms, Chol 46.8 mg, Sod 20.3 mg, Carb 20.8 gms, Sugars 16.1 gms, Pro 2.29 gms
Optional: Prepare in a low fat pie crust and top with Cool Whip.
- Low-Fat Recipes
- Low-Fat Recipes: Sweet Potato Pie
Another Sweet Potato Pie
www.allrecipes.com
* 1 (1 pound) sweet potato
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 cup white sugar
* 1/2 cup milk
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
DIRECTIONS
1. Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
2. Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.
Sweet Potato Chowder
Hilary Stamper, Organic Speedchef
Organic Speedchef: Sweet Potato Chowder
by Hilary Stamper, Organic Speedchef
Simple Solution
Sweet potatoes contrast with salty feta and sharp cilantro for a medley of fresh flavor, while tiny quinoa grains add a fun, explosive texture to this tasty dish. Make it in under 35 minutes and impress your friends and family.
Quinoa is an excellent vegetarian source of protein, iron, and calcium (better than virtually all grains), and sweet potatoes supply vitamin A. Kale, mellow but crisp, packs a powerful punch of vitamins A & C, beta carotene, and calcium.
Sweet Potato Chowder with Feta
1 cup quinoa
8 - 9 cups water
2 bouillon cubes
2 tablespoons olive oil (or enough to thoroughly coat the bottom of your soup pot)
1 teaspoon cumin
2 cups fresh chopped kale
1 cup fresh chopped spinach
2 garlic cloves
1 large sweet potato or yam, peeled and cut into small ½ inch cubes
2 chopped leeks -- white parts only.
2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
Whenever possible, use organic ingredients.
Put the quinoa in 8 cups of water, bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain quinoa and reserve liquid.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large soup pot over med-high heat while chopping the garlic, and then the potato into cubes. Add the garlic to the pot, and sauté for 20 seconds. Add the sweet potato, leeks and cumin. Saute for another 4 minutes.
Add the water and bouillon (dissolved). Simmer for about 13 minutes.
Meanwhile, finish chopping the kale and spinach. Add the quinoa, kale, remaining leeks, and simmer for 1 minute.
If water doesn't cover all of the ingredients, add the additional cup, or more as needed.
Add the spinach and simmer for an additional 3 minutes.
Add cilantro and feta, and turn off heat. Serve!
Adapted from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison.
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Here are some other books Deborah Madison.
Sweet Potato Soup with Ginger and Coconut Milk
Inspired by a recipe in Southern Living Magazine
Sweet Potato Soup with Ginger and Coconut Milk
Inspired by a recipe in Southern Living Magazine.
Simple Solution
This silken Asian-inspired soup is one of the most interesting takes on chowder we've ever run across. Fresh ginger, lime, and coconut milk combine with beta carotene-rich sweet potatoes to make a zesty and healthful soup to take away the chill of early autumn.
Read the mouth-watering recipe for Curried Sweet Potato Chowder here:
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
6 cups good-quality vegetable stock
4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup light sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup chopped green onions
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Fresh cilantro sprigs for optional garnish
1. In a large heavy-bottomed soup pot, heat the oil and saute ginger and garlic for 2 minutes or so, until tender. Add vegetable stock and sweet potato and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer around 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potato is tender.
2. Add coconut milk, sour cream, lime zest, and lime juice and heat thoroughly but do not boil.
3. Remove soup from heat and add green onions and chopped cilantro. Serve hot, garnished with optional cilantro sprigs, if desired.
Serves 6.
Another Sweet Potato Soup
2 1/2 pounds (1.1 kg ) yellow sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
4 cups (1 liter) water
1 to 3 cups (240 to 729 ml) water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 dashes ground cinnamon
2 dashes ground nutmeg
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup (60 ml) black raisins
1/4 cup (60 ml) toasted chopped pecans
1. Combine the sweet potatoes, onion and the 4 cups (1 liter) of water in a 10 to 12-quart (10 to 12 liter) stockpot. Cover the pot and bring it to a boil over high heat. Turn the heat down to medium and simmer for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are soft when pierced with a fork. Cool briefly.
2. Spoon the cooked potatoes, onions, and the cooking liquid into a food processor in batches and process until smooth and creamy. Return the soup to the stockpot.
3. Add additional water to create the desired thickness. Then stir in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper and heat to serving temperature.
4. Pour the soup into serving bowls and garnish with raisins and chopped pecans. Makes 6 servings.
- Vegetarians in Paradise/Sweet Potato
- History, Sweet Potato Nutrition, Sweet Potato Recipe - Vegetarian Los Angeles monthly internet magazine featuring vegan and vegetarian dining, shopping, and reading. Includes cooking advice, recipes, farmers' markets, and links to vegetarian sites.
Holiday Side Dishes
* 8 medium sweet potatoes
* 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup apple juice
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 cup raisins
* 1/4 cup butter or margarine
DIRECTIONS
Cook and peel potatoes; allow to cool. Slice and place in a grease 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Pour over the potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes, basting occasionally.
Sweet Potato Resources
- Sweet Potato Facts and Recipes
- WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SWEET POTATO AND A YAM? Several decades ago when orange flesh sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern United States producers and shippers desired to distinguish them from the more traditional white flesh types. The African word "nyami" referring to the starchy...
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CCGAL wrote...
I love sweet potatoes, and just discovered I can make an almost-vegan sweet potato "pudding" that is every bit as good as any pumpkin or sweet potato pie. I used 3 left-over baked sweet potatoes, 3 egg whites, 2 C of plain soy milk, and Splenda for sweetener. A bit of salt, some pumpkin pie spice and a bit more cinnamon. Whipped it all together in the KitchenAid, and popped it into a baking dish (no crust) and baked it like a pie. We ate it warm last night (family enjoyed whipped cream on it, I opted to have it plain) and this afternoon I had the rest (wasn't much left!) with my lunch. We liked it so much, it's going to be a regular item on our table from here on out.
I tried sweet potato french fries recently, too - sweet potatoes are supposed to be a lower glycemic index food than whith potatoes -- and they were good, but really the oil didn't add much to the flavor, so I don't think I'll bother frying them again. Baked in the jackets is best, I think. Nice lens!!!
Posted November 20, 2008
KimGiancaterino wrote...
The pie looks yummy! Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
Posted May 18, 2008
berlin101 wrote...
Please check out my lens on mashed potato! We must be cousins. Sweet.
Posted February 16, 2008
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