Sweet Potato Pie With Pecan Crust - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    3/4 cup flour
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup pecans, very finely ground
    1/4 cup unsalted butter
    1/4 cup vegetable oil
    15 tablespoons water
    Filling
    3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
    1/4 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 tablespoon molasses
    1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
    1 teaspoon ginger
    1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    2 cups sweet potatoes (canned or freshly cooked)
    3 eggs, lightly beaten
    1 3/4 cups half-and-half cream
Preparation
    For crust:.
    In a large bowl, stir together flour, pecans and salt.
    With a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
    Add oil slowly, continuing to mix with pastry blender or fork.
    Add water 1 tablespoon at a time, using only the amount you need until dough follows blender or fork around bowl.
    Do not overwork dough.
    Form into a ball, cover and let set in refrigerator while preparing filling.
    For the filling:.
    Mix all ingredients except eggs and half & Half and stir well.
    Mix eggs and half & half into this mixture, then slowly fold into sweet potato mixture.
    Assembling the pie:.
    On lightly floured surface, roll crust to fit pie pan.
    Place in pan and flute edges.
    Pour filling into prepared pie shell and bake at 375\u00b0F for 35-40 minutes. Cover the edges with foil or a pie rim if they start to get too brown before the pie is set in the middle.

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