Sweet Potato Casserole - Southern Style

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 -6 sweet potatoes
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• chopped pecans (optional)
• marshmallows (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil or microwave potatoes until tender. wait for them to cool enough so, that you can peel them. the peeling should slide right off.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 mash the potatoes.
• 4 combine all the ingredients for the base.
• 5 add them to the mashed potatoes and stir well.
• 6 after mixed, place in a casserole dish. i usually use an 8 x 14 rectangle. depending on how little or how much you are making.
• 7 combine ingredients for topping. except marshmallows, if using them. the mixture should be kind of crumbly.
• 8 spread evenly on top.
• 9 place in oven and cook for 35 to 40 minutes.
• 10 when done spread marshmallows on top and put back in the oven for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.