The Sentimental Kitchen
Delicious Dishes from Family and Friends
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Mama’s Sweet Potato Soufflé
I was afraid to make this recipe because it didn’t call for our beloved marshmallows. I hesitantly threw this and that together by reading the ingredients from several different recipes. This is the result, and it was a hit during Thanksgiving 2012 I think it’s become a new family favorite.
“To learn and never be filled, is wisdom; to teach and never be weary, is love.”
—Unknown
3 c. sweet potatoes, mashed
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. butter, melted
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. milk Topping
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. butter, melted
1 c. chopped pecans
Procedure
1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2 Filling: In a large bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Transfer to a buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole.
3 Topping: In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, and butter until they are moist and the mixture clumps together. Stir in pecans and spread over sweet potatoes in an even layer. Bake until the top is golden, about 25–30 minutes. Remove from oven and serve hot.
Yield: 12 Servings
Degree of Difficulty: Easy
Oven Temperature: 350 Degrees
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Recipe Type
Potatoes, Pasta, and Grains, Side Dish
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About the Book
This cookbook was originally written as a Christmas gift for my daughter, Lindsey. I worked morning, noon, and night to gather a collection of recipes from my own kitchen as well as recipes from family and friends. These recipes were Lindsey’s favorites, those she would request time after time. The more people I talked to about their recipes, the more people would come to me because they heard I was looking for Lindsey’s favorites. What started out to be just a little booklet was turning into a full-fledged cooking encyclopedia!
I gave Lindsey the small, unedited version for Christmas that year, with the understanding that I needed it back so that I could put together the other recipes I had collected. I continued working on my book, and what started out as a forty-page cookbook was now over one hundred pages.
This book contains a conglomeration of recipes from friends, family, and even Lindsey, as well as from me and my fiancé, Curt. We have all contributed our best-loved favorite recipes. No matter who contributed the recipes, they are all contributed with love. After all, that was the original intent of my gift to my daughter. Finally I give this gift to Lindsey with all my love.
About the Author
Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Janet Gaebel fell in love with cooking when she was forced to learn how, so she could feed her new husband. She taught herself how to make everything from fried chicken to homemade bread, made the old way. She never looked back from that point.