THE BEST DAMNED SWEET POTATOES OF ALL!

(This is my original recipe, which I had lost, and now I just found it. Rather like the Prodigal Son!)

SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE – THE ORIGINAL RECIPE!!

4-5 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed- fresh or canned
(If you use canned, get the kind with the spices already added and skip the next 3 ingredients)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 stick butter, softened
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 can (Eagle Brand) condensed milk
1 cup pecans, chopped.

Stir softened butter into hot mashed potatoes. Beat together the eggs, vanilla, sugar, allspice, cinnamon, milk and nuts. Stir mixture into the potatoes. (I use the Cuisinart for that)
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes THEN put the topping on.

TOPPING:

1/2 stick butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle over top of casserole. Return to oven and bake at 325 for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Squash or pumpkin may be substituted for potatoes. (But I wouldn't!)

You will be loved, I promise!

NOTE: You can cut this recipe in half if you want to. It will work.