Recipe: Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole (with pecan topping)

BOURBON SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

4 lb. yams
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup bourbon
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. apple pie spice
1/3 cup chopped pecans

Scrub potatoes. Cook covered in boiling water for 35 minutes. Drain, cool and peel.

Place in large bowl, mash. Add margarine, bourbon, orange juice, sugar, salt and spice. Spoon into 6 cup baking dish. Sprinkle nuts around edge.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Hi Billy,

This may be too late for Thanksgiving, but maybe you can experiment with substituting Kahlua for the bourbon (I would replace the orange juice with water). We'll keep looking for the Kahlua recipe.

Happy Baking!

Betsy