Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes, pureed (about 2 1/4 pounds)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lemon, zest of, grated
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 for crust: blend together cream cheese and butter.
• 2 add flour, sugar and salt and stir until dough starts to stick together.
• 3 form into a disk.
• 4 wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
• 5 prepare filling: combine all ingredients in mixer bowl.
• 6 blend until smooth.
• 7 preheat oven to 400°.
• 8 roll dough and place in pie pan.
• 9 pour in filling.
• 10 bake for 20 minutes at 400°.
• 11 reduce heat to 325°.
• 12 continue baking until firm in center, about 20 minutes longer.
• 13 cool completely before slicing.
• 14 top with whipped cream to serve!