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Ingredients
- 4lbs yams or sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup half and half or evaporated milk
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of nutmeg
- ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup butter (yeah, there's a lot of butter)
- 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cook yams in boiling, salted water until they're easily pierced with a
- paring knife. Drain, return to pot. Mash together with butter and
- cream. Mix together eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper. Add
- to yams, mix well to combine.
- While yams are cooking, melt butter in a small saucepan. Add sugar,
- flour, and pecans. Mix well.
- Scoop yam mixture into a 9x13 pyrex or casserole. Top evenly with
- brown sugar mixture. Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or
- until the top is bubbly and yummy-looking. Serve warm or at room
- temperature.
