Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-3 strips thick-cut bacon
- 1 leek, sliced
- 1/4 cup goat cheese crumbles
Crust
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts
- 4 tablespoons butter
- a pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Make crust: grind nuts in food processor, mix with butter and salt, press into pie pan, bake for 10 minutes.
- Boil the sweet potatoes whole (including skin) for 45 minutes, strain, let sit in cold water for a few, and then peel the skin off.
- Mix potatoes and butter well, then add sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until smooth and pour into crust.
- Bake for about an hour.
- While pie is baking, cook bacon in a skillet and set aside to be broken into small pieces.
- Saute leeks in the bacon fat and set aside.
- When pie is cooled, sprinkle bacon pieces, leeks, and goat cheese crumbles all over the top. Serve at room temp.