Sweet Potato Bake

This is our favorite sweet potato casserole. We love the pecans on top. I cook the sweet potatoes the day before.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  cups  cold mashed sweet potatoes (mashed without butter or milk)
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  maple flavoring
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 2  tablespoons  cold butter

Directions

1. Beat sweet potatoes, sugar, milk, butter, egg, salt and maple flavoring until smooth.
2. Put into greased 2 qt casserole.
3. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, pecans and flour.
4. Cut in butter until crumbly.
5. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes.
6. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45 minutes.