Bruces Yams Recipes With Pecans Food

YAM CASSEROLE WITH PECAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with oil or coat with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cream and cayenne pepper.
• Arrange 1/3 of the yams in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Season with 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t each of black pepper and thyme.
• Pour in 2/3 c of the cream mixture.
• Repeat for 2 more layers.
• In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, Parmesan, pecans, and melted butter.
• Give it a good stir so the butter coats the crackers and pecans.
• Scatter the mixture over the top of the casserole.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake until the top is golden brown, the yams are tender, and the house is filled with the most wonderful sweet and buttery smells, 30-45 minutes longer.

BAKED YAMS WITH PECAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Place yams into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and mash; measure out 3 cups of mashed yams.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart ovenproof casserole dish.
• Combine mashed yams, brown sugar, eggs, milk, and melted butter in a bowl. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish.
• Combine pecans, brown sugar, flour, and melted butter in a bowl and mix well. Sprinkle topping over yams.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 hour.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH BROWN SUGAR AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar, pecans and butter in small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to use. (Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cook sweet potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 12 minutes. Drain. Let stand in colander 15 minutes. Purée sweet potatoes in processor.
• Beat eggs, syrup, vanilla, lemon juice and salt in large bowl. Mix in puréed sweet potatoes. Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared dish. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over mixture.
• Bake until sweet potato mixture is set and topping bubbles, about 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes and serve.

CANDIED YAMS WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, oats and cinnamon.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Lightly toss 1 cup crumb mixture with yams and cranberries.
• Arrange in a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows are lightly browned.

CANDIED YAMS CASSEROLE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Put yams in a microwave safe bowl; heat in the microwave oven until softened, about 75 seconds.
• Transfer cooked yams to a large mixing bowl; add white sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter, and eggs and beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Pour the yam mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Mix brown sugar, pecans, 1/2 cup butter, and flour together in a bowl with a wooden spoon until crumbly, sprinkle over the yam mixture to cover.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.