Vickye's Sweet Potato Casserole

Vickye's SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

Recipe:

Ingredients:

4 medium sweet potatoes (3 1/2 cups total when cooked)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon salt

Topping:

3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup butter crumbled
3/4 cup pecans or walnuts (optional)

Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.

Preheat the wood-fired oven to 350°-375°F.

Fire in the Fontana wood-fired oven

Thoroughly wash and peel the sweet potatoes.

PeelingSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Cut the sweet potatoes into even pieces.

Cutting Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

We chose to place them into a perforated basket in order to steam them inside the pressure cooker instead of immersing and saturating them with water.

BoilingSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Preparing the topping for the sweet potato casserole:

While the sweet potatoes are cooking and the oven is heating up, measure 1 cup brown sugar.

Brown sugar to be put onSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

Next measure 1/2 cup flour and add it to the brown sugar in a bowl.

Flour mixture to be put onSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana brick oven

Add 1/3 cup softened butter to all the above ingredients.

Butter mixture to be put onSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Just a little salt is necessary to add a lot of flavor to the finished dish.

Pinch of salt put in mixture to beSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

It is time to mix all the ingredients, while incorporating the butter with two forks.

Mixture forSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

The crumbled topping is ready to be placed on the sweet potato casserole.

Mixture to be put onSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Walnuts or pecans are a delicious and optional ingredient to be added to the topping.

Walnuts to be put on Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana brick oven

With a rolling pin slightly crush the walnuts.

Walnuts to be put on Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Add the walnuts to the topping mixture.

Walnuts to be put on Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

Back to the sweet potato casserole. It is time to drain the sweet potatoes.

Boiled Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Measure out three cups of cooked sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Place them into a bowl and mash them thoroughly.

Mashing Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Add 1/2 cup butter to the steaming sweet potatoes.

Butter to be put inSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

Next add 1 cup sugar.

Sugar to be on Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana brick oven

Measure out 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Vanilla extract to be put inSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Pour 1/3 cup milk over the sweet potatoes.

Milk in Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Crack three eggs and add them to the bowl and mix well.

Egg poured into Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana fired oven

Place all ingredients into an oven safe dish.

Spreading Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Spread the sweet potatoes evenly into the dish.

Spreading Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Sprinkle the topping over the sweet potatoes.

Brown sugar and walnut mixture put on theSweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

The dish is ready to be placed into the 350°F wood-fired oven.

Walnut and brown sugar mixture put on Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Place the casserole into the preheated Fontana wood-fired oven and bake for 25 minutes.

Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

Serve immediately! So incredibly good.

Sweet potatoes for casserole baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

What is your favorite way to prepare sweet potatoes?

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