2 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 egg 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1tbs flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 unbaked 9" pastry shell

Combine sweet potatoes, butter, eggs, sugars, salt and spices; mix well. Add milk, blending until smooth. Pour filling into pastry shell; sprinkle with additional spices, if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake 30 additional minutes.