Best Sweet Potatoes by The Pioneer Woman

§                   4 whole Medium Sweet Potatoes

§                   ½ - 1 cup Sugar

§                   1 cup Milk

§                   1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

§                   1 teaspoon Salt

Topping:

§                   1 cup Brown Sugar

§                   1 cup Pecans

§                   1/2 cup Flour

§                   3/4 sticks Butter (or less)

 Wash 4 medium sweet potatoes and bake them in a 375-degree oven until fork tender, about 30-35 minutes. When they are finished cooking slice them open and scrape out the flesh into a large bowl.

Add 1 cup of (regular grandulated) sugar, 1 cup of milk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of salt. With a potato masher, mash them up just enough—you don’t want to be perfectly smooth.

Now, in a separate bowl, add 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup pecans, chopped (that means measure a cup of pecans, then chop them), ½ cup flour, and ¾ stick of butter. With a pastry cutter or fork, mash together until thoroughly combined.

Spread the sweet potato mixture into a regular baking dish and sprinkle the crumb mixture all over the top.

Bake in a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

 Sweet potatoes = a Thanksgiving staple

Alternate Streusel Topping-
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted