ORANGE PRALINE SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Orange Praline Sweet Potato Casserole image

Provided by Rose Mary Mogan

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 18

4 lb sweet potatoes, peeled & cooked till tender
1/2 c evaporated milk
3/4 c orange juice( i used tropicana)
1 c sugar
1 c light brown sugar
1 stick butter, melted
1/3 c flour, (cake flour, white lily or wondra)
4 large eggs room temperature
1/4 c grated orange zest
1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
2 tsp orange extract
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg or to your taste
3/4 tsp cinnamon or to your taste
PRALINE TOPPING
1 c brown sugar, light
1/2 c flour, all purpose
1 stick butter, softened (half cup)
1 c chopped nuts of your choice ( i used pecans)

Steps:

1. Boil sweet potatoes till tender. When cooled enough to handle peel if not already. Then add to a large bowl.
2. Add melted butter, & blend into potatoes. Or cut butter into pieces and add while potatoes are still hot.
3. Mash potatoes to combine with butter.
4. Add eggs and beat or mix till blended.
5. Add milk, cinnamon, nutmeg & orange juice, & blend together.
6. Combine vanilla bean paste, orange extract together in small cup along with orange zest, then stir to mix, and pour into sweet potato mixture & blend together.
7. Beat potatoes with mixer, and remove any strings that wrap around the beaters from the potatoes. See picture. Repeat if needed.
8. Add the flour, and beat to blend.
9. Spray a 9X13X2 inch casserole dish with non stick cooking spray, and pour in potato mixture, Smooth out top.
10. Prepare the topping by combining all of the topping ingredients in a medium size bowl. Then blend together till mixture is combined & crumbly.
11. Sprinkle topping over top of potatoes, & bake in a preheated 350 degrees F. oven for about 45 minutes or until potatoes are hot & bubbly. Allow to cool at least about 15 minutes to come together before serving or a bit longer if needed.