GRANNY’S SWEET POTATO PIE

My eldest son Marc arrived at my door with a pie in hand . Food is alot of things to different people .. Marc and his partner Tasha had prepared a sweet potato pie . Marc's Granny made this pie and it was Marc's favourite as a child . Preheat your oven to 160 deg c . Use a 23 cm ( 9") shortcrust pastry flan . Prick the flan all over with a skewer and bake the flan till it is lightly golden , remove . Increase the ovn heat to 180 deg C . Boil 2 medium sweet potatoes ( peeled and cubed )until tender . Drain and mash , measure out 2 cups of sweet potato , now mix in 3/4 cup of light brown sugar , 1 dsp of ground cinnamon ,1 tsp of ground ginger ,1/4 tsp of salt ,1/2 tsp of allspice , 2 tbs of butter/ marg, cook for 5 minutes mixing well to combine. . Use a stick blender to make a smooth mixture and allow to cool . In a separate bowl add 1/2 cup of evaporated milk plus 2 tbs ,3 eggs lightly beaten, 1/3rd cup of castor sugar ,1 tsp of vanilla extract and stir until smooth and evenly combined . Pour the egg mixture into the warm sweet potato and mix until smooth . Pour into the pie crust . Bake for 10 minutes on 180 deg C and then reduce to 160 deg C and bake for 50 minutes . Remove from the oven and cool completley. You can serve with whipped cream . Thank you Marc and Tash , Granny would love that you remembered .