PIONEER WOMAN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE RECIPES

Steps:

• 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 granulated) 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.

Steps:

• For the filling: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place the sweet potatoes on the foil and pierce the tops 2-3 times with a knife. Loosely cover with foil. Roast until very soft, about 50-60 minutes. Uncover and let rest until cool enough to handle. Peel the sweet potatoes, discarding the skin.  In a large bowl, combine the roasted sweet potato, butter, cream, light brown sugar, eggs, salt, cinnamon, smoked paprika and cayenne. Mash until smooth (or leave it a little chunky if you like!)  Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Place the sweet potato filling in casserole dish and smooth the top. For the topping: In a small bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the pecans and butter and mix until the mixture is clumpy. Sprinkle 1 cup of marshmallows all over the potato filling.  Then top with all of the streusel. Bake at for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with the remaining 1 cup of marshmallows. Return to the oven for 10-15 minutes until the casserole is bubbly around the edges, hot in the middle and the marshmallows on top are golden brown. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.