Recipe Name:Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar & Pecans
Category:Side Dish
Notes:Epicurious
Ingredients:1c packed brown sugar
1/2c chopped pecans
1/4c (1/2 stick) chilled butter, cut into 1/4in pieces
5lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1 1/2in pieces
4 eggs
3T maple syrup
2T vanilla
1T lemon juice
2tsp salt
Directions:Preheat oven to 350. Mix sugar, pecans and butter in small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to use. (Can be made 2 days ahead, keep refrigerated).

Grease 13x9 glass baking dish. Cook sweet potatoes in large pot of water until tender (12min) Let stand in colander 15min. Puree in processor.

Beat eggs, syrup, vanilla, lemon juice and salt in large bowl. Mix in sweetpotatoes. Transfer mix to baking dish. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over top.

Bake approx 1hr. Let stand 15min and serve.


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