mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans

Name: Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Brown Sugar And Pecans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) golden brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup(s) pecans, chopped (about 2 oz); 1/4 cup(s) butter, chilled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 4 large eggs; 3 tablespoon(s) pure maple syrup; 5 pound(s) red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams), peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoon(s) salt

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Recipe by

Vicki Butts (lazyme)

@lazyme5909

Grapeview, WA

From The Olde Union House, Red Bank NJ. Bon Appetit November 1998.

(1 rating)

yield 12 -14

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

Ingredients For mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans

1 c

golden brown sugar, packed
1/2 c

pecans, chopped (about 2 oz)
1/4 c

butter, chilled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
4 lg

eggs
3 Tbsp

pure maple syrup
5 lb

red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams), peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
2 Tbsp

vanilla extract
1 Tbsp

fresh lemon juice
2 tsp

salt

How To Make mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans

1
Preheat oven to 350F.

2
Mix sugar, pecans and butter in small bowl.
3
Cover and chill until ready to use. (Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
4
Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
5
Cook sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 12 minutes.
6
Drain. Let stand in colander 15 minutes.
7
Puree sweet potatoes in processor.
8
Beat eggs, syrup, vanilla, lemon juice and salt in large bowl.
9
Mix in pureed sweet potatoes.
10
Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared dish. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over mixture.
11
Bake until sweet potato mixture is set and topping bubbles, about 1 hour.
12
Let stand 15 minutes and serve.
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mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans

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