Sweet Potato Pie W/maple Syrup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups cooked sweet potatoes, mashed and drained well (i had 1 lb.)
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 9 inches unbaked pie shells

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425* f.
• 2 combine dry ingredients.
• 3 beat eggs and add sweet potatoes and sugar-spice mixture.
• 4 carefully stir in maple syrup and milk.
• 5 pour into shell.
• 6 bake on center rack for 15 minutes.
• 7 lower temp to 350, rotate the pie 180 degrees, and bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.
• 8 let cool, at least slightly!
• 9 ***do be sure to drain the cooked sweet potatoes well or your pie will be a bit oozy -- not that it will change the flavor!***.