Brandied Candied Yams Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 14 ounces small whole yams (or fresh yams or sweet potatoes cooked) or 14 ounces sweet potatoes, drained (or fresh yams or sweet potatoes cooked)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons brandy
• 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 topping:.
• 2 1/2 c packed brown sugar.
• 3 2 tbsp cold butter.
• 4 2 tbsp all purpose flour.
• 5 1/4 tsp ground cardamon or ground cinnamon.
• 6 1/2 c chopped pecans.
• 7 preheat oven to 350.
• 8 in a large bowl, beat the yams with electric mixer on med speed till well mashed.
• 9 add brown sugar, melted butter, brandy, orange juice, water, vanilla and salt.
• 10 beat until combined.
• 11 add slightly beaten egg and beat until smooth.
• 12 transfer to 2 quart rectangular baking dish.
• 13 for topping.
• 14 in a small bowl combine the brown sugar flour and cardamom or cinamon.
• 15 using a pastry blender cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 16 stir in pecans.
• 17 sprinkle the topping over the yams mixture.
• 18 bake at 350 for 20 - 25 min.