White Potato Pie?

So my 16 year old daughter was knocking around in the kitchen and I inquired what she was making. She said "a potato pie".

Thinking its the perfect day for a sweet potato pie, I told her so. She quickly let me know that it was a white potato pie.

So not as excited as I started out, I waited. She even made one especially for me without the crust/gluten.

It was good! Not as good as our usual sweet potato pie, but come on....it's still pie.

The recipe book she used is a 30 year old Southern Living cookbook. It stated:

Lowly ingredients never deterred the Southern cook from having a pie when the family clamored for one. Pies utilizing beans or Irish potatoes sometimes have "Poor Man's...." in the title....


Poor man or not, it works! 

Maryland White Potato Pie

2 medium potatoes, cooked, peeled, and mashed
 2/3 cup butter
 1 cup sugar
 1/2 tsp baking powder
 1/8 tsp salt
 1/2 cup whipping cream
 1/2 cup milk
 2 tsp grated lemon rind
 2 T lemon juice
 2 tsp vanilla extract
 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
 4 eggs, beaten
 1 unbaked 9" pie crust

Combine potatoes, butter, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl: mix well. Gradually add whipping cream and milk, stirring until well blended. Stir in lemon rind, juice, vanilla, and nutmeg. Add eggs, mix well.

Pour mixture in pastry shell; bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until knife comes out clean. Serves 8.  Hope you enjoy. -- Melissa