RECIPE: SWEET POTATO BAKE


INGREDIENTS:
1 40-oz. can sweet potato
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup melted margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla

TOPPING:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup melted margarine
1 cup chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat over to 350 degrees. Drain and mash sweet potato. Add
all ingredients except topping. Mix thoroughly. Spread in 9x13
baking dish. Crumble together topping ingredients. Sprinkle over
sweet potato. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes. 

YIELD: 8 Servings
Categories: Side Dishes, Vegetables, Casseroles



TIPS
There are two basic types of sweet potato: Moist (orange-
fleshed) and dry (yellow-fleshed). The sweeter orange-
fleshed sweet potato varieties dominate the market,
but some people prefer the starchier yellow-fleshed types.
The moist-fleshed potatoes are often called "yams," but this
is a misnomer: The true yam (botanical family Dioscoreaceae)
is a large (up to 100 pounds) root vegetable grown in Africa
and Asia and rarely seen in the western world. However,
common usage has made the term "yams" acceptable when
referring to sweet potatoes. The canned potatoes are usually packed in heavy syrup or "candied" although some processors also pack them in water.