Sweet Potato Pie With Three Nut Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 classic pie crust (see classic pie crust, idiot proof step-by-step photo tutorial)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 2 lbs red sweet potatoes, roasted,hot
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted,skinned
• 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted
• 1/3 cup pecan pieces, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425.
• 2 filling: whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder,salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
• 3 skin potatoes, place in bowl and mash well.
• 4 add butter and stir into potatoes with wooden spoon.
• 5 blend in dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
• 6 add lemon juice, vanillaand lemon extract.
• 7 stir to incorporate.
• 8 lightly beat egg in small bowl and stir in half and half.
• 9 stir egg mixture into potato mixture.
• 10 pour filling into unbaked 9" pie shell.
• 11 bake for 15 minutes at 425, reduce temperature to 375 and bake for 40- 45 minutes longer until top is puffy and bottom crust is golden brown.
• 12 three nut topping: in medium sauce panover low heat, stir butter, sugar and honey until sugar dissolves.
• 13 increase heat and boil for 1 minute.
• 14 remove from heat.
• 15 mix in nuts coating completely.
• 16 spoon over hot pie.
• 17 bake for about 5 minutes or until topping begins to bubble.
• 18 remove from oven and cool completely.