Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Oatmeal Cookie Topping
From sbbny 14 years ago
- 55 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a great alternative to marshmallow topped sweet potatoes. Cutting the sweet potatoes into slices of even thickness is important in getting them to cook at the same rate. A potato masher will yield slightly lumpy sweet potatoes; a food mill will make a perfectly smooth puree. Read more You can also skip the cookie topping and just serve the sweet potatoes on their own. See less
Ingredients
- 6 large sweet potatoes (about 4 pounds) shopping list
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- 3 Tablespoons heavy cream shopping list
- 3 Tablespoons packed brown sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice shopping list
- 1/4 cup sweet orange marmalade shopping list
- 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh gingerroot shopping list
- 2 teaspoons salt shopping list
- For topping shopping list
- fourteen 3-inch crisp oatmeal cookies,(like HobNobs) broken into pieces (about 3 cups) shopping list
- ½ cup toasted pecans shopping list
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces shopping list
How to make it
- http://multiculturalcookingnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/mashed-sweet-potatoes-with-oatmeal-cookie-topping/
- 1. Combine butter, cream, salt, sugar, and sweet potatoes in large pot; cook, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes fall apart when poked with fork, 45 to 55 minutes.
- 2. Off heat, mash sweet potatoes in saucepan with potato masher, then stir in marmalade and gingerroot . Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread potato mixture evenly in baking dish. Potato mixture may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring potato mixture to room temperature before proceeding.
- Make topping:
- In a food processor grind cookies fine. Add the pecans and pulse 3-4 times. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles soft cookie dough. Wrap topping in wax paper and chill until firm, about 2 hours. Topping may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
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luv the flavor combo and addition of oatmeal cookies thanks for sharing high5
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