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Bit · 11-17-2010, 10:23 PM

We hit a bad patch at the end of last month and there was a turkey still in the freezer from last spring, so into the oven it went; I made dressing and all... it was a 21 pounder which means we ate turkey for three weeks.

(Edited to add---a considerable amount of that turkey made dog treats, lol.... but still.... three weeks...)

Thanksgiving

will be ham.

Well, it'll be ham at our place anyhow. Our neighbors (chosen family) are doing turkey. I've been requested to bring Sweet Tater Casserole again this year. Sweet taters have gone on sale (finally!) for 47 cents a pound so I'll make it from fresh Georgia Reds.
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Cath's Sweet Tater Casserole

4 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
pinch of cardamom
pinch of ground cloves

This is easiest with an electric mixer. Put the cooked sweet potatoes in a big bowl and whip them until they're very smooth, like the texture of canned pumpkin. Add the eggs one at a time, incorporating each one fully before adding the next. Slow the mixer down to beat in the cream and vanilla; add the spices and beat thoroughly.

Pour into greased pans (I like to bake it in 2 pretty glass loaf pans so I can serve from them) and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

While casserole is baking make Pecan Streusel Topping.

1/8 pound butter (1/2 stick)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Cut butter into flour until fairly well mixed in. Mix in other ingredients.

Take casserole out of oven, crumble/spread Streusel Topping evenly across each pan, and return to the oven. Bake at least 30 more minutes; check for doneness like you would a cake, with a toothpick in the middle. Casserole is done when a toothpick comes out clean.

If your loaf pans are deep this could take as much as 1 1/2 hours total baking time, so bake for the first hour before you put on the streusel topping. On the other hand, if you bake this in pie pans it should be done in an hour.

11-17-2010, 10:23 PM	#30
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	We hit a bad patch at the end of last month and there was a turkey still in the freezer from last spring, so into the oven it went; I made dressing and all... it was a 21 pounder which means we ate turkey for three weeks. (Edited to add---a considerable amount of that turkey made dog treats, lol.... but still.... three weeks...) Thanksgiving will be ham. Well, it'll be ham at our place anyhow. Our neighbors (chosen family) are doing turkey. I've been requested to bring Sweet Tater Casserole again this year. Sweet taters have gone on sale (finally!) for 47 cents a pound so I'll make it from fresh Georgia Reds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Cath's Sweet Tater Casserole* 4 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tsp vanilla 1 Tbsp cinnamon 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice pinch of cardamom pinch of ground cloves This is easiest with an electric mixer. Put the cooked sweet potatoes in a big bowl and whip them until they're very smooth, like the texture of canned pumpkin. Add the eggs one at a time, incorporating each one fully before adding the next. Slow the mixer down to beat in the cream and vanilla; add the spices and beat thoroughly. Pour into greased pans (I like to bake it in 2 pretty glass loaf pans so I can serve from them) and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. While casserole is baking make *Pecan Streusel Topping*. 1/8 pound butter (1/2 stick) 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup flour 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup chopped pecans Cut butter into flour until fairly well mixed in. Mix in other ingredients. Take casserole out of oven, crumble/spread Streusel Topping evenly across each pan, and return to the oven. Bake at least 30 more minutes; check for doneness like you would a cake, with a toothpick in the middle. Casserole is done when a toothpick comes out clean. If your loaf pans are deep this could take as much as 1 1/2 hours total baking time, so bake for the first hour before you put on the streusel topping. On the other hand, if you bake this in pie pans it should be done in an hour.