Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients for the pie crust:
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 T grated orange peel
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
1 T orange juice
2 T (about) ice water

or 1 prepared pie shell, unbaked

Ingredients for filling:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 pound cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup whole milk or evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
pinch of salt

Preparing the pies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix butter, sweet potatoes, sugar and milk until well blended. Add vanilla, eggs, nutmeg and cinnamon; mix well. Pour into the prepared pie shell. Bake for about 1 hour, until set.

Makes 1 9-inch pie