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february 10 - 16, 2019 What's up! 47 try these recipes Sweeten up your sweetie with these sweet potato recipes From pies to casseroles, sweet potatoes are a multitalented tuber Sweet Potato Classic Ingredients • 5 sweet potatoes • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/4 cup butter • 2 eggs • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1/2 cup white sugar • 2 tablespoons heavy cream • 1/4 cup butter, softened • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar • 1/2 cup chopped pecans Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. 2. Bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften. Cool slightly, peel, and mash. 3. In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. 4. In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture. 5. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned. Candied Sweet Potatoes Ingredients • 4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered • 1 1/4 cups margarine • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar • 3 cups miniature marshmallows, divided • ground cinnamon to taste • ground nutmeg to taste Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. 2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and peel. 3. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine margarine, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted. 4. Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce. While stirring mash about half of the potatoes, and break the others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to prepared dish. 5. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top evenly with remaining marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown. Sweet Potato Pie Ingredients • 1 (1 pound) sweet potato • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 1 cup white sugar • 1/2 cup milk • 2 eggs • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust Directions 1. Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin. 2. Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust. 3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.