KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgCreamy sweet potatoes (12/23/2011)

Creamy sweet potatoes (12/23/2011)

Ingredients

• 5 sweet potatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

Topping ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften.  Cool slightly, peel, and mash. (They can also be peeled chucked & boiled in water like regular potatoes.)
3. In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and milk.  Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
4. In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup  butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
5. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned.