Grandma's Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

• large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1/2 orange, peel cut into thin strips
• pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
• eggs
• tablespoon pineapple juice
• tablespoon salted butter, melted
• teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• pinch ground clove s
• pinch salt
• cup white sugar
• cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

1. Place sweet potatoes and orange peel into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain well and let cool. Discard orange peel.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 9 inch pie plate with pie crust.
3. Mash cooled sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Mix in eggs until well blended. Add pineapple juice, butter, and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Mix in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Mix in sugar until dissolved. Blend in heavy cream using a whisk.
4. Pour sweet potato mixture into the pie crust.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Place on a cloth on a table or window sill to cool down.

Tips

Substitute 1 can condensed milk for the heavy cream if desired. Do not cool this pie in the fridge or freezer.