Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows I

Description

• Rating difficulty: easy with an electric mixer.
• Time: 15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes baking.
• Precision: approximate measurement ok.

Ingredients

• 2¼ lbs sweet potatoes (canned or precooked)
• 2 cup milk
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp melted butter
• ½ tbsp salt
• dash pepper
• dash cinnamon
• ¼ cup raisins
• marshmallows

Directions

1. Mash sweet potatoes by putting through a sieve or beating in an electric beater or using a potato masher or food mill.
2. Add milk gradually (if you add it too fast it splashes and is hard to mix in).
3. Mix in remaining ingredients.
4. Put in buttered casserole.
5. Heat through (bake in slow oven (250°F) for 20–30 minutes, or in microwave).
6. Cover top with marshmallows.
7. Return to oven until marshmallows are slightly melted and a bit brown (if the oven is too hot, the marshmallows will disappear!) this step can- not be done in the microwave.