Sweet Red Bean Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, unbaked (such as potato pastry dough)
• 2 cups cooked adzuki beans
• 3 tablespoons salted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
• 1/3 cup rolled oats (not instant)
• chopped pecans, for topping (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425f and place the pie crust on a rimmed baking sheet.
• 2 puree the beans, butter, sugar, vanilla, milk and eggs in a food processor until smooth.
• 3 add the allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, tapioca starch and rolled oats and process until smooth and the oats are finely minced. mixture will be fluid.
• 4 pour into the pie shell.
• 5 sprinkle with pecans, if using.
• 6 place the pie in the oven and bake on the middle rack for 12 minutes.
• 7 reduce the temperature to 350f and move the pie to the lowest rack of the oven.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes, covering the pie with foil after 20 minutes if it's browning too much.
• 9 when done, the filling will be completely set.
• 10 cool completely to room temperature, then chill overnight before serving.