Ingredients

• 4 cups scuppernong grapes
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup cooked, mashed, and strained sweet-potato puree
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature

• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 nine-inch deep-dish pie shell

Directions

Gently squeeze the grapes over a saucepan so that the pulp slips out of the hulls. Set the hulls aside.

Cook the pulp over medium heat until it releases the seeds, about 10 minutes.

Run the pulp through a feed mill or press through a mesh sieve to remove the seeds. Return the strained pulp to the pan and stir in the hulls, water, and baking soda; Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook. Stirring occasionally, until the hulls are completely soft and the mixture is thick and jammy, about 20 minutes.

Drain and reserve the cooking liquid. Puree the grape mixture by running it through a feed mill or in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. The puree should be the texture of thick preserves, similar to the texture of the sweet-potato puree. If the mixture is dry, add a little of the cooking liquid. If the mixture is too soupy, drain in a fine sieve and discard the excess liquid. There should be a least 1 cup of finished scuppernong puree. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Whip the egg whites to soft peaks in a medium bowl and sit it aside.

Beat the yolks and sugar until creamy in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add the sweet-potato puree, butter, cream and vanilla and beat until smooth. Fold the egg whites into the sweet-potato mixture with a rubber spatula.

Spread 1 cup of the scuppernong puree in the bottom of the pie shell. (Use the remaining puree in another recipe.) Spoon the sweet-potato mixture over the scuppernong puree, gently smoothing the top.

Bake until the filling is set and lightly browned in posts on top, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack.

Serve at room temperature or refrigerate until chilled.

This recipe provided by Southern Heritage Real Estate.