annelise’s sweet potatoes
20Dec11
Annelise, my partner, has been making this sweet potato casserole at Thanksgiving for years. It is adapted from a recipe that her mom used to make. Over the years we have worked on tweaking it to make the flavors a little bolder. The key step is roasting (not boiling) the potatoes. The process of roasting deepens the flavor of the potato and results in a richer, more flavorful dish! The pineapple adds sweetness and acidity and the pecans give the casserole a nice crunch. Everyone always loves this casserole!
Annelise’s Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 5 lbs yellow sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 2 tablespoons margarine (Earth Balance)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14 oz crushed pineapple
- 1/2 cup toasted pecan pieces (to taste)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Rinse potatoes and grease them lightly with shortening.
- Bake potatoes whole and unpeeled for 40 minutes in a 13 x 9 pan at 450 degrees. They are done when soft all the way through. Then lower oven heat to 350 degrees.
- Let potatoes cool until warm but easy to handle. Pull skins off and plop the soft insides in a mixing bowl. Their skins should easily come off with your fingers.
- Add margarine to the warm potatoes and stir to melt.
- Add brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and stir until thoroughly combined. You may use a hand mixer to fluff them up.
- Add crushed pineapple and pecan pieces and stir to combine.
- Put potato mixture in an 8 x 8 baking pan. If making streusul topping, prepare (see below) and top with streusel. Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees, until slightly browned.
- Enjoy!
Streusel (Optional):
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup toasted pecan halves or pieces
Instructions:
- Stir together all ingredients (margarine, brown sugar, cinnamon and toasted pecans), then squeeze them together with your hands until nuts are coated.
- Sprinkle on top of potato casserole. Bakes as instructed above.
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Tags: casserole, pecan, pineapple, streusel, sweet potato, Thanksgiving
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