Sweet potato pie help please-

[AlCzervik]

i baked the potatoes and scooped out the inside, these aren't orange, is that normal? They smell and taste like sweet potatoes though.


Please and thank you.

[yewberry]

1. They're fine.

They might be a little less sweet than the yams and a touch starchier.

They aren't going to change color, though. Pale yellow, right?

edit: oh, pie! I missed your edit. Hm, that might be too starchy for pie.

[AlCzervik]

3. yes, pale yellow.

[yewberry]

5. Most people use yams for sweet potato pie.

I'm sure you can use what you have, but I don't think I've ever done it, so I don't know how it might need to be adjusted.

The color's different, sweet potatoes are drier, and I think slightly less sweet.

[AlCzervik]

7. ok i just finished mixing all the stuff and it looks more like the right color, fingers crossed

and thank you.




:hi: :thumbsup:

[yewberry]

8. Yay!

Hope it all goes well!

(I haven't even started cooking...fortunately, someone else is doing the baking!)

[AlCzervik]

11. thanks and i really need to learn how to make new stuff before a holiday, like weeks before, i

always do this to myself.

[Debi]

2. They're yams?

:shrug:

[AlCzervik]

4. i got the from the bin marked sweet potato, i even asked the produce guy while i was there.

the yams were different looking, much more orange.

[Debi]

6. Aaahhh, tells you what I know

:shrug:

[skygazer]

14. They are actually all different varieties of sweet potatoes

Old produce lady here. People call them yams but they are not true yams which don't grow in the US but are common in Africa, South America and parts of Asia.

There are several different varieties of sweet potatoes - the darker the color, the sweeter they tend to be. I'm not sure which one is most often used for pie.

[AlCzervik]

15. it would be so much easier if there was just one kind---sweet potato, here it is.

yams--over there.

[Solly Mack]

9. Make pie filling per recipe but before pouring in pie shell, taste

for sweetness. Yellow meat sweet potatoes are not sweet like their orange sisters. If needed, add more sugar...a little at a time. Continue the taste test until you're satisfied. Shouldn't take much more sugar. Bake as usual...Yes, the color will be off but the pie should still be worth eating. If you're worried about color..a tiny amount of orange food coloring wouldn't hurt the pie.

[AlCzervik]

10. done, i did end up adding a little bit more sugar, both shells are now filled and in the oven

what's done is done, hopefully they'll be good.

[Solly Mack]

12. They'll be good!

Enjoy your day tomorrow!!!

[AlCzervik]

13. Thanks again and you too.