Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Beth Mattei’s mother makes these sweet potatoes every Thanksgiving. The original recipe calls for streusel topping or chopped nuts, but her family insists on mini marshmallows instead. Recipe from The Cotton Country Cookbook, Morgan County Junior League.
Ingredients
5 sweet potatoes
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
Juice and rind of 1 orange
4 eggs
mini marshmallows, optional
Alternate toppings
1 cup of nuts, chopped and mixed with melted butter
Streusel
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup butter
Directions
1. Stew sweet potatoes in jackets. Skin and mash.
2. Add butter, sugar, milk, orange juice, rind and eggs. Put in buttered casserole.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top with mini marshmallows. Return to oven for 10 minutes or until marshmallows are lightly toasted.
