Sweet Potato Pie V

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 3 cups white sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a large bowl, combine the hot sweet potatoes; mash with butter. Stir in sugar and allow to cool slightly.

Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Blend in cream and vanilla. Pour into pie shell and dust top with grated nutmeg.

Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake until center is set, about 35 minutes more.