sweet potatoes w/ maple pecan crust

Name: Sweet Potatoes W/ Maple Pecan Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 - 8
Ingredients: 3 pound(s) sweet potatoes; 1 cup(s) heavy cream; 1/2 cup(s) pure maple syrup (not pancake); 1/3 cup(s) butter, unsalted; 1 tablespoon(s) Kosher salt; 5 tablespoon(s) butter, cold, cut up; 1/2 cup(s) dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 3/4 cup(s) pecans, chopped

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Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

Cullowhee, NC

Updated on Dec 6, 2012

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

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yield 6 - 8

Ingredients

3 pounds sweet potatoes
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup pure maple syrup (not pancake)
1/3 cup butter, unsalted
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
5 tablespoons butter, cold, cut up
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup pecans, chopped

How To Make sweet potatoes w/ maple pecan crust

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Toast the pecans on a baking sheet while oven is preheating, about 5 - 10 minutes. Let cool & set aside. Butter a 9" x 12" gratin dish.

Step 2

Peel potatoes & wrap in foil. Bake on a sheet pan until soft, about 1 hour. Let cool. Transfer to a bowl & mash them up. Lumps are ok.
Step 3

Simmer cream & syrup in a large saucepan. Add 1/3 C butter & stir until completely melted. Add to the potatoes & stir together.
Step 4

Combine 5 tbsp butter & sugar in a food processor. Pulse about 10 times. Transfer to a bowl & add pecans, then spoon potato mixture into gratin dish & smooth top. Dot with butter/sugar mixture. Bake 15 minutes. Turn oven on broil & place under broiler 3 minutes or until topping is slightly brown & bubbly (DON'T BURN THE PECANS).
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