Orange-Sweet Potato Pie With Rosemary-Cornmeal Crust

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter cold cut into pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter melted
• 3 large eggs 
• 1 cup evaporated milk 
• 0.8 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons rosemary fresh chopped
• 0.8 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1 tablespoon orange juice fresh
• 2 teaspoons orange zest 
• 0.3 cup powdered sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 pounds sweet potatoes 
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup water very cold
• 0.5 cup cornmeal plain white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• plastic wrap
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Whisk together first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended.
2. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles small peas and is crumbly.
3. Sprinkle cold water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, over surface of mixture in bowl; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Place dough on a plastic wrap-lined flat surface, and shape into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill 30 minutes.
5. Unwrap dough, and roll between 2 new sheets of lightly floured plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under, and crimp. Chill 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 40
7. Bake crust 20 minutes, shielding edges with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
8. Bake sweet potatoes at 400 on a baking sheet 50 to 55 minutes or until tender.
9. Let stand 5 minutes.
10. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp into a bowl. Mash pulp. Discard skins.
11. Whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until well blended.
12. Add milk, next 6 ingredients, and sweet potato pulp, stirring until blended.
13. Pour mixture into Rosemary-Cornmeal Crust.
14. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325, and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until center is set.
15. Let cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
16. Kitchen Express: Substitute 1/2 (15-oz.) package refrigerated piecrusts for cornmeal crust ingredients. Unroll on a lightly floured surface.
17. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. plain white cornmeal and 2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary. Lightly roll cornmeal and rosemary into crust. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate according to package directions. Fold edges under; crimp. Proceed as directed, beginning with Step