MASHED SWEET POTATOES
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Potatoes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12-14
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  golden brown sugar -- (packed)
     1/2           cup  chopped pecans -- (about 2 ounces)
     1/4           cup  chilled butter -- cut into 1/4-inch
                        -- pieces (1/2 stick)
  5             pounds  red-skinned sweet potatoes -- (yams), peeled, cut
                        -- into 1
  4              large  eggs
  3        tablespoons  pure maple syrup
  2        tablespoons  vanilla extract
  1         tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
  2          teaspoons  salt
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350øF. Mix sugar, pecans and butter in small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to use. (Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Cook sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 12 minutes. Drain. Let stand in colander 15 minutes. Pur‚e sweet potatoes in processor. Beat eggs, syrup, vanilla, lemon juice and salt in large bowl. Mix in pur‚ed sweet potatoes. Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared dish. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over mixture. Bake until sweet potato mixture is set and topping bubbles, about 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes and serve.

 

Nutritional Information:

738 Calories (kcal); 58g Total Fat; (72% calories from fat); 27g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 748mg Cholesterol; 4486mg Sodium