Mock-Southern Sweet Potato Pie

• For crust:

  1 ¼ C flour
  ¼ tsp sugar
  ⅓ C low-fat (1 percent) or fat-free milk
  2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  

• For filling:

  ¼ C white sugar
  ¼ C brown sugar
  ½ tsp salt
  ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  3 large eggs, beaten
  ¼ C fat-free evaporated milk
  1 tsp vanilla extract
  3 C sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
  

Directions

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350 F.

• 2

  Prepare the crust: Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add milk and oil, and stir with a fork until well mixed. Form pastry into a smooth ball with your hands.

• 3

  Roll the ball between two 12-inch squares of wax paper, using short, brisk strokes, until pastry reaches edges of paper. Peel off top paper and invert crust into a pie plate.

• 4

  Prepare the filling: Combine sugars, salt, nutmeg, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Add evaporated milk and vanilla. Stir.

• 5

  Add sweet potatoes and mix well.

• 6

  Assemble the pie: Pour mixture into pie shell.

• 7

  Bake for 60 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Cool and cut into 16 slices.