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November 23rd, 2010

Sweet Potato Casserole

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In our efamily, everyone has an assigned dish that they are given at a young-ish age.  Well, let’s rephrase.  elaney, emum, and eaunts all have 1 relatively easy dish, and egrandmum has about 12 really complicated dishes that inevitably someone moans about if she tries to move one out of the rotation (eg, anon:  ”why aren’t you making the oyster casserole this year?!? it’s my favorite!!”  egrandmum:  ”funny you’ve never mentioned that before, and the CDC deemed them risky and emum freaked out…” anon:  ”whaaaaaa”).  So while egrandmum is slingin Crisco in the kitchen, this is what we are making:

elaney’s Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups sweet potatoes, peeled cubed, and boiled until tender
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup heated milk
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Topping:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup melted butter

Drain potatoes and mash while warm.  Add sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, salt, and eggs and cream well.  Mix topping and spread over top.  Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes, until hot and browned.  Serves 6 to 8.

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  • CPT
    November 23rd, 2010 at 10:56 am

    looks tasty… though, i have to admit, i don’t love thanksgiving food. i love the desserts, but turkey, dressing, and an assortment of vegetable casseroles have never done it for me. just being honest…

  • Betsy
    November 23rd, 2010 at 11:23 am

    Yay for sweet potatoes! Last year I made yummy sweet potato biscuits. I actually think I’m not going to make sweet potatoes this year for turkey day because we’re having butternut squash too. That might be too much orange.

  • Isa
    November 23rd, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    That picture makes me want to go to the grocery store RIGHT now.

  • mb
    November 23rd, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    YES.

  • Isa
    November 25th, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    I made this recipe yesterday. It is entirely amazing. Thanks elaney. I’m off to the kitchen now to make your pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Happy Thanksgiving to my favorite blogger and her interns…please tell me you let them have today off.

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