Recipe(tried): Margaret/Ft. Worth Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

This recipe is not Luby's but is from River Road Recipes, published by The Junior League of Baton Rouge, LA. Tis good!! We almost always have it for Thanksgiving. Also, I cut the marshmallows in half because it is almost too sweet for me if you use them both in the middle and on top.

8 medium sized sweet potatoes (I have used canned mashed sweet potatoes with success but you may want to use fresh)
1 c. milk
1tsp. vanilla
3 Tbl sugar (I sometimes use 1 Tbl of brown sugar and white sugar for the rest)
1/2 stick butter
1/4 tsp cinnamon (I like a bit more)
Few dashes nutmeg
1 Tbl orange juice

Bake sweet potatoes in a 350 degree F oven until done. Peel hot potatoes and put through ricer until mashed. (I use my electric mixer). Scald milk and add vanilla, sugar, and butter. To potatoes add cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange juice. Stir. Add milk mixture to potatoes and mix. Layer potatoes, marshmallows, potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees F until very hot...maybe 30 min. Add a top layer of marshmallows and brown. Serves 8 to 10.