Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Thanksgiving - mashed sweet potato

Thanksgiving is coming! We will make some sweet potatoes this year to celebrate our thanksgiving!

This recipe is given by our American friends, years ago we celebrated the thanksgiving together and they made delicious sweet potato :) I miss them...

This one is without any toppings, but still taste good :)


Ingredients
3 1/2 cups mashed sweet potatoes

group a:
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp butter (softened)
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg or powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or powder

group b:
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup orange juice
2 beaten eggs
1tsp vanilla extract

group c:
1/4 cup butter (softened)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

If you have fresh sweet potatoes like I do, here are the steps to cook the sweet potatoes:
1. Peel off the skin, wash them
Prepare a pot with water, heat it up until boiling

2. Put the sweet potatoes in the boiling water for 10-12 mins or until it is soft
Put them in a large mixing bowl and set it aside

3. Preheat the oven at 175°c

Put group a ingredients into the large mixing bowl with mashed sweet potatoes
Mix well

4. Put group b ingredients into the large mixing bowl
Mix well

Pour the sweet potato mixture into a casserole dish

5. In another mixing bowl, mix well group c ingredients
Sprinkle the mixture on the top of the mashed sweet potato mixture

6. Put the dish in the oven for 45 mins or until the surface becomes golden color

Serve hot!

Enjoy!

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