Ingredients
3 lbs. yams / sweet potatoes (I use yams)
2 beaten eggs
1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
1/4 cup softened unsalted butter
1/2 cup milk or half and half
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
garnish: fresh mint leaves or pesticide free lavendar flowers
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Wash the potatoes, poke holes, cover in tin foil and cook for about 1 hour.
take potatoes out of the oven, and preheat to 350. peel, cut and rice the potatoes. DO NOT use a food processor. add eggs, melted butter and milk. beat until blended pour into a buttered 2qt baking dish. in another bowl, mix softened butter, flour, sugar and pecans with fingers. sprinkle over potatoes bake about 1 hour until topping is bubbly.
