Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

• 3 large sweet potatoes
• 0.5 cups butter , softened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sugar , or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 4 eggs , beaten
• 0.75 cups evaporated milk
• 2 unbakeds pie shells , 9 inch

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool; peel and mash.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. 3

   Combine sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk eggs and milk together in a small bowl; blend into sweet potato mixture. Pour filling into pie shells.

4. 4

   Bake pies in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.