Friday, December 19, 2008

Jessica's Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
3 or 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla

Sugared Pecans
mini-marshmallows

Directions:
Boil sweet potatoes until tender, about 20-25 minutes, then mash. Mix in the butter, sugar, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Spread into a 9 x 9 baking dish; top with Sugared Pecans (recipe follows) and mini-marshmallows. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Sugared Pecans
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 Tbsp. water
2 cups pecan halves
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and spread onto a greased baking sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

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