Recipe of the Week

Sweet Potato Casserole

INGREDIENTS for Sweet Potatoes:

3 cups cooked yams (4 sweet potatoes)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 beaten eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup milk

INGREDIENTS for Topping:

1/3 cup melted butter

1 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1 cup chopped pecans

TO PREPARE:

Bake yams, peel, and mash to a pulp.  Mix in sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, spices, and milk.  Put into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.  For the topping, melt butter and mix in the remaining ingredients.  Sprinkle on top of the potato mixture.  Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

SERVINGS: 8 – 10

-Submitted by Jo Anne Lawrence