Sweet Potato Casserole

This looks like a good side dish for Thanksgiving, and a nice little spin on it with a crunchy brown sugar topping.  Yum! I'm going to try it this year! 


Sweet potato casserole  






Ingredients 4½ pounds sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar ¼ cup milk ½ cup butter, softened 2 large eggs 1 teasoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt 1¼ cups cornflakes cereal, crushed ¼ cup cup chopped pecans 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon butter, melted My additions to this recipe: I also include the following 4 spices to make it taste more like an old family recipe: 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger ½ teaspoon cloves ½ teaspoon nutmeg Instructions Bake sweet potatoes at 400º for about 1 hour or until tender. Let cool to touch. Peel and mash sweet potatoes. Beat mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, milk, butter, eggs, extract and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon potato mixture into a greased 11 x 7 inch baking dish. Combine cornflakes cereal, pecans, brown sugar and butter in a small bowl. Sprinkle diagonally over casserole in rows 2 inches apart. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle alternate rows with marshmallows and bake 10 additonal minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. - See more at: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/sweet-potato-casserole-southern-style/#sthash.gWdDBvWC.dpuf