Thanksgiving

Discovered this recipe on the web. Not healthy but very good. Loved it! New Thanksgiving favorite. We went to Virginia for Thanksgiving. Had a really great time at my Aunt and Uncles home. Here is a picture of Sierra getting ready to canoe with her father through some swamp in Virginia. FYI... I am doing really well. I am living in Pittsburgh, PA. I have on little girl, Sierra. My husband is going to dental school. We are enjoying the adventure.


Sweet Potato


INGREDIENTS
3 large sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup flaked coconut (optional)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Poke holes in the sweet potatoes with a fork, arrange the sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet. Grease an 11x7 inch glass baking dish.
Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour. Let cool, then mash in a large bowl. There should be approximately 3 2/3 cups of mashed sweet potato.
Combine softened butter with brown sugar, nuts, coconut and flour; stir with a fork. Set aside.
Combine sugar, eggs, milk, orange peel, butter, vanilla, salt with the mashed sweet potatoes. Beat the mixture with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar-nut mixture over the top of the mixture.
Bake for 35 minutes.