Sweet Potatoes for Christmas

• 4 cups sweet potato, cubed
  
• 1/2 cup white sugar
  
• 2 eggs, beaten
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
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• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F . Put sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with water to cover. Cook over medium high heat until tender; drain and mash.

In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes, sugar, eggs, salt, butter, milk and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon and flour. Cut in the butter until the mixture is coarse. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until the topping is lightly brown.

You can top the topping with marshmallows if you like. You can also add crushed pineapple to the potato mixture if you like that too. I sometimes serve this with warmed maple syrup.