Description
Thanksgiving wouldn't be thanksgiving without this dish. I've no idea where the recipe came from originally–my grandmother has been making it since long before i was born.
Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes
- Butter
- Salt
- Milk
- Mini Marshmallows
- Dark Brown Sugar
- Egg
- Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes until done
- Skin and mash potatoes while still warm
- Add butter and salt to taste
- Add milk until the consistency is like creamy mashed potatoes
- Put potatoes in a 2 quart casserole dish
- Scoop a hollow in the center of the potatoes and create a rim of potatoes around the edge of the pan
- Set aside
- In a double boiler, cook 1 / 4 lb butter, brown sugar, egg, and bourbon, stirring constantly, until thickened
- Poor this syrup into the center hollow of the casserole and over the whole top
- Line the edges of the casserole with the mini marshmallows
- Bake at 350f for 45 minutes or until the sauce is a very dark brown