Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients

POTATOES
7 pounds sweet potatoes
STREUSEL
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 5 pieces and softened, plus extra for pan
1⁄2 cup (2-1⁄2 ounces) all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup packed (3-1⁄2 ounces) dark brown sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans
FILLING
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons salt
1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
Granulated sugar
4 large egg yolks
1-1⁄2 cups half-and-half

Instructions

FOR THE POTATOES: Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Poke sweet potatoes several times with paring knife and space evenly on aluminum foil–lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake potatoes, turning once, until they are very tender and can be squeezed easily with tongs, 1 to 1-1⁄2 hours (or 45 minutes for small sweet potatoes). Remove potatoes from oven and cut in half lengthwise to let steam escape; cool at least 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
FOR THE STREUSEL: While potatoes are baking, butter 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Pulse flour, brown sugar, and salt in food processor until blended, about 4 pulses. Sprinkle butter pieces over flour mixture and pulse until crumbly mass forms, 6 to 8 pulses. Sprinkle nuts over mixture and pulse until combined but some large nut pieces remain, 4 to 6 pulses. Transfer streusel to medium bowl and return now-empty workbowl to processor.
Once potatoes have cooled slightly, use soupspoon to scoop flesh into large bowl (you should have about 8 cups). Transfer half of potato flesh to food processor. Using rubber spatula, break remaining potato flesh in bowl into coarse 1-inch chunks.
FOR THE FILLING: Add melted butter, vanilla, lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, and pepper to potatoes in food processor and process until smooth, about 20 seconds. Taste for sweetness, then add up to 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, if necessary. Add egg yolks. With processor running, pour in half-and-half and process until blended, about 20 seconds. Transfer mixture to bowl with potato pieces and stir gently until combined.
TO ASSEMBLE AND BAKE CASSEROLE: Pour filling into prepared baking dish and spread into even layer with spatula. Sprinkle with streusel, breaking up any large pieces with fingers. Bake until topping is well browned and filling is slightly puffy around edges, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

Sweet Potato Casserole

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