Sweet Potato Pie

• 1 (1 pound) sweet potato, with skin
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Instructions : 

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin. . Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.

4. Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.

5. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.

6. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.