Sweet Potato Casserole, a perfect once-a-year dish

A very quick note for Thanksgiving, which is my favorite holiday of the year. Please do not worry about calorie consumption today. It is a feast day. Feast.

In this vein, if you are looking for a side, wow folks with this sweet potato casserole which is sinfully rich, and has the lovely crunch of pecan combined with velvety smoothness. Oh, there's no marshmallow involved.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Serves a small army as a side.

Needs:

7 lbs. sweet potatoes

3/4 cups white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1T cinnamon

2 t nutmeg

2 T vanilla extract

4 eggs whipped

2 sticks butter (melted)

Mixer.

Lasagna pan.

Method:

Prick and bake sweet potatoes at 425 for at least an hour, turning at least once, until soft. Let cool and scrape all the sweet potatoey goodness out into mixer bowl.

Mix.

Add sugar and mix.

Add spices and mix.

Add vanilla and mix.

Add eggs and mix.

Add butter and mix.

When everything is thoroughly mixed pour into a buttered lasagna pan.

In a new bowl mix:

1/3 cup flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped pecans

1/3 stick of melted butter.

Evenly spread the sugary, nutty crust over the sweet potato mixture.

Bake in a 350-oven for at least 30 minutes, taking out when the crust is melty-delicious, the potatoes have that nice casserole bubble and your kitchen is filled with the scent of heavenly goodness (may be up to 45 minutes or so). Also, this holds heat pretty well and re-heats great, which is good to know if you are determining how to ration oven space and time. 

Eat this once a year and you'll be OK. That's all I'll say about that.

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

Comments

[Ohio Furniture]

hi there! thanks for sharing this recipe. it sounds very yummy. i will definitely try this. :) nice work!

[Hoteles Cazorla]

Looking forward to this recipe! Let's see if I take a while and test because I think I'll like it a lot! I will see what more you have around here.

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