Ingredients

  • 2 12 cups flour (plus extra for rolling)
  • 230 g butter (very cold and cut into 1cm cubes)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 4 -8 tablespoons ice water (as needed)
  • 14 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons lemon extract
  • 4 ounces canned milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 113 g butter, softened
  • 5 -6 yams

Method

  • pie crust:.
  • on a cold countertop, make a mound of the flour with a dip in the middle.
  • Put the butter, salt and 1 tsp of the sugar into the dip and use a fork to blend.
  • Gradually add in the ice water as needed (different kinds of flour absorb water differently).
  • Ball the pie crust dough and put it in the fridge wrapped in cling wrap.
  • Boil the yams until soft and strain the water.
  • Put all the pie filling ingredients together in a blender and blend until consistent.
  • Roll out the pie crust and lay into a pie pan.
  • Pour the filling into it.
  • Bake at a high temperature until set.