Aunt carolyn's sweet potatoes
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Sweet potatoes, canned | 
| ⅔ | cup | Syrup from can of sweet | 
| Potatoes | ||
| 2 | Eggs -- beaten | |
| ¼ | cup | Butter | 
| ¼ | cup | Evaporated milk | 
| ¼ | cup | Sugar | 
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla | 
Directions
Topping: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup pecans -- chopped ½ cup flour ¼ cup butter
In a 2 quart saucepan, heat the sweet potatoes and syrup from the can until warmed through and syrup is just boiling.  Transfer hot potatoes and ⅔ cup liquid to a large mixing bowl and mash the sweet potatoes with fork or potato masher.  Add the eggs, margarine, evaporated milk, sugar, and vanilla and mix thoroughly with a spoon.  Pour mixture into a square baking dish. For the topping: Melt margarine on the stove or in microwave. Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, and flour in a small bowl.  Add margarine and stir until dry ingredients are moistened.  Cover sweet potato mixture with topping and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. 
Recipe By     : Claudia Willsea File