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Make Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pie recipe at home
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Make Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pie recipe at home
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Patti LaBelle
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Oct. 19, 2015 at 5:00 PM
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Patti LaBelle's Sweet Potato Pie
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Courtesy of Broadway Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
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print recipe (546 rated)
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Servings:8
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Singer Patti LaBelle learned this pie recipe from her best friend and hairstylist Norma Gordon Harris. This sweet potato pie has a thin layer of brown sugar on the bottom crust. This "black bottom" doesn't just add flavor, it also helps keep the fill
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Patti's Pointers: If you want a tender, flaky pie crust, you have to use shortening. Some cooks make their dough with butter because they like the flavor, but it bakes into a crumbly crust—and with most pie lovers, flaky is the name of the game. My
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Ingredients
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For the Pie Crust
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup butter-flavored vegetable shortening, chilled
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1/3 cup ice water
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For the Filling
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3 large orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (Louisiana yams), scrubbed
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8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
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3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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2 large eggs, beaten
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1/4 cup half-and-half
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3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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Whipped cream, for serving (optional)
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