The Royal Tenenbaums: Danny Glover's Sweet Potato Pie

adapted from a recipe at Martha Stewart.com

makes 1 9-inch pie

1 9-inch deep-dish pie shell

1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into pieces, room temperature

1-1/4 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Whipped Cream, for topping

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Either microwave sweet potatoes by piercing a few holes in them with a fork, then wrapping them tightly in plastic wrap and cooking at high for 5 to 8 minutes depending on your machine until done. Then carefully remove (they're hot!) from microwave and let cool a minute or two before removing plastic wrap.

OR.... Fill a medium saucepan with 2 inches of water; place over high heat and bring to a boil. Fit saucepan with a steamer basket, add sweet potatoes, and cover. Steam until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. You may need to add more water as sweet potatoes steam.

In either case, let sweet potatoes cool slightly before removing skins.

Put sweet potatoes in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until the sweet potatoes are well mashed and, if any stringy pieces of sweet potato have wrapped themselves around the paddle attachment, remove paddle attachment, wipe clean, and return to mixer.

With the mixer on low speed, add butter, and beat until well combined and cooled slightly. Slowly add sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and lemon juice. Continue beating until well combined.

Pour mixture into pie crust. Transfer to oven and bake until center has set, about 45 to 50 minutes.

Let cool. Serve with whipped cream.

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