SPICES OF THE SEASON Allspice-Sweet Potato Pie Hints of orange pee! and allspice make this a delightful custard pie for the holiday season and harvest time, Fron: 36 min. Bake: 45min. Oven: 75°F 2. large ewoot potatoos (about 4. Pierce sweet potitoes with a fork, Microwave on high (100%) power for 10 0 1%4pounds total) 12 minutes or until tender, tuming sweet potatoes over halfway through cooking. Cut 4184 cups all:purpose flour | sweet potatoes ape; col completely 1 tablespoon granulated sugar | 2 Forcrust: Ina medium bow, air togther Dou, granulated sugar the 1 easpoan 1 teaspoon ground allspice allspice, and Va teaopoun salt, Using « prstry lends, cut in shortening until pieces are % teaspoon salt peesize. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the ice water ore part of the flour mixture; gently Y cup shortening toss with a fork, Push moistened dough «@ side of bowl Repeat moistening Hour 4 toStablespoons icewater miture, using | tablespoon of the remaining ice water at atime, until all mixture is cup packed dark brown sugar | mastened. Form doug into ball. On lightly floured surface, use your hands to slighty flaten dough. Rell dough fiom center to edge into cecle about 12 inches in diamete: 3 eggs, slightly beaten 3. ‘Transfer dough ta a 9-inch pie plate without stretching it. Irim to ¥2 inch beyore 14% teaspoons ground allspice edge of pie plate: Fold under extra dough. Crimp edge as desired, Do not prick dou. 1 teaspoon vanilla 4, Preheat oxen to 375°R, For filling: Scrape Hsh from cooled sweet potatoes into 1 teaspoon finely shredded 4 medium bowl mash until smooth. Measure enough mashed sweet potato to equal orange 1% cups. In a medium bow combine mashed sweet potato, brown sugat, whipping % teaspoon salt ‘ream, eg, the 12 teaspoons allspice, the vanilla, orange peel, and Vs teaspoon salt Whipped cream (optional) Pour filing into prepared pie plate. Sliced kumquats (optional) 5. ‘To prevent averbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Careflly transfer pie 10 ‘oven rack Bake for 25 minutes. Remove fol. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or unl Inde inserted near the center comes out clean and the eg is puffed. Cool an a wire rack, Cover and refrigerate pie within 2 hours. If desired, serve pie with whipped eream and sliced laumauats. Makes 8 servings6 af | Alspice comes from cried berries the se of lara peppercorns thal | grow on everareen pimieno ies in damaica and Central America. | | Columbus inteduced allspice to Evope,althouch he mistakenly thought that was black ponpat:Outsid oftho Untod Stetos alpiog is known as | pimiento’fran the Spanish word for pepper. Alspice cos its U.S. name fram the fact that its gentle, warm flavor | hints of nutmeg, cinramon, and cloves, wth slight penper overtones, It | tusiefull blends wi aller sices io complement fru pies, quick breads, pork, and chuiney tcan be purchased ground or whol, As with black epperoors, use @ pepper mill o grind whole alspice Bi cus eae AUSPIGESWEET POTATO PIE