Favorite Holiday Recipes

[MrsMcD]

Originally Posted by Theresa

I need a reciepe for sweet potato casserole

I just saw one on facebook that Dora posted. It looked good and easy. Maybe she will post it here.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

I just saw one on facebook that Dora posted. It looked good and easy. Maybe she will post it here.

can you copy and paste it for me? LOL

[Theresa]

I have a couple but they seem so SWEET - and yeah, I know..sweet potatos = sweet...but the reciepes seem like dessert not a side dish.

We used to have those patties, the yam patties with a glaze on them - loved them - but I cant serve them at the church christmas banquet LOL

[Blubayou]

Sweet Potato Praline Casserole

This tasty sweet potato casserole contains butter, vanilla, mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, and pecans.
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
.
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Beat eggs, granulated sugar, and 3/4 cup butter. Add milk and vanilla. Combine with the mashed sweet potatoes; spoon into a greased 2-quart casserole. Combine brown sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons softened butter, and pecans, mixing until crumbly; sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Serves 6.

I have used this recipe several times - It is always a hit.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Blubayou

Sweet Potato Praline Casserole

This tasty sweet potato casserole contains butter, vanilla, mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, and pecans.
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
.
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Beat eggs, granulated sugar, and 3/4 cup butter. Add milk and vanilla. Combine with the mashed sweet potatoes; spoon into a greased 2-quart casserole. Combine brown sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons softened butter, and pecans, mixing until crumbly; sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Serves 6.

I have used this recipe several times - It is always a hit.

this seems easy - I'll try this - all the other ones I'm finding are some variation of the same thing - I was hoping for something with a crust

Thank you

[Theresa]

can I bake the potatoes and then mash them after they cool?

baking is so much easier - I think anyway

[HADDOCK]

That is the recipe I use. I generally boil the sweet potatoes in the jacket then let them cool before peeling because sweet potatoes are hard to peel when raw. I have used the canned when I need to make them in a hurry, but drain and rinse them. They still work good. I will warm them in the microwave before adding the other ingredients so the butter will melt and everything will mix good.

[Blubayou]

I bake the potatoes , peel and then mash them.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Blubayou

I bake the potatoes , peel and then mash them.

then that's what I'll do.


how far in advance can I bake the potatoes? I seem to recall they will ruin pretty quick, even refigerated

[Blubayou]

You can make the whole casserole in advance and freeze it. I have done this several times and it does not effect the taste or looks. What you do is make the casserole, put the topping on it, and wrap it- I wrap it twice- and then freeze. Take it out when you are ready to serve it and bake it.