MASHED SWEET POTATOES

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

Ingredients:

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 cinto 1 inch pieces
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