Sweet Potato Sonker

Name: Sweet Potato Sonker
Yield: Serves 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 (15-ounce; 425 grams) boxes, Pillsbury Just Unroll! Pie Crust; 1 large, egg, beaten; 2 cups, apple cider; 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms), sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and sliced 1/4 inch thick; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), packed light brown sugar; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 2 1/2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 3/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 2 cups, whole milk; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces/50 grams), sugar; 2 teaspoons, cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Southern
Fruit Desserts
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2011

Is pumpkin pie your default dessert for Thanksgiving? Shake things up with this little-known, homey treat. (And did we mention it comes with its own sauce?)

SERVES 12

TIME 3¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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