Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Sweet Potato Casserole

I received this by email from Dave's aunt Karen and thought it deserved to be posted! This would make a yummy T-Day side dish!

Sweet Potato Casserole

by Hilary Weeks

Sweet Potato mixture:

3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potato, skins off
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs, well beaten
1 stick butter, melted

Crust mixture:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 stick butter, melted

Boil or steam sweet potatoes, drain, remove skins, set aside.
In a mixing bowl thoroughly combine the ingredients for the sweet potato mixture.
Pour into buttered 9-inch square baking dish.
Combine crust mixture ingredients in a bowl.
Sprinkle surface of baked sweet potato with crust mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until firm.
Allow to set for at least 30 minutes before serving.

4 comments:

  1. you may want to cut back on the sugar & butter. I found it very sweet.

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  2. I'm excited to see this webiste, Lesslie. I love learning about new yummy recipies. I'll email you a few if you're interested.

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  3. Sure Chris! The more the merrier. :)

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  4. I ended up putting several on my blog--feel free to use them :)

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