PRALINED SWEET POTATOES

Submitted by: Christiane Engelbach Hitchcock/Danielsville, Georgia (1998)



PREPARATION TIME:
15 minutes

BAKING TIME:
30 minutes

OVEN TEMPERATURE:
350F degrees

INGREDIENTS:
4 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup cream or orange juice
(1 tablespoon grated orange peel)
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon allspice

TOPPING:
1/2 cup pecans
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 cup butter

DIRECTIONS:
Mix top ingredients together and put in baking dish. Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle on top of potato mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes

MEMORIES/STORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECIPE:
This recipe comes from Barbara Engelbach, wife of Hermann Friedrich Engelbach, Jr. (Fred) now residing in New Hampshire. This is a favorite recipe at Thanksgiving.

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