Sweet Potato Casserole
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INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 30 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Preparation Time: 25 minutes
- ½ stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
- 3 to 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
DIRECTIONS
- 1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter a 2-quart baking dish
- 2.)Add 1 ¾ pounds peeled and cubed sweet potatoes to a large pot of salted water
- 3.)Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes
- 4.)Drain and cool then mash the sweet potatoes
- 5.)Whisk together the butter, mashed sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs in a large bowl then transfer to the 2-quart baking dish
- 6.)For the topping: combine flour, brown sugar, butter and salt in a medium bowl until moist and the mixture clumps together
- 7.)Stir in pecans
- 8.)Spread the mixture over the top of the sweet potatoes in an even layer
- 9.)Bake for 25-30 minutes until mostly set in the center and golden on top. Serve hot