Cajun Meal » sweet potato http://cajunmeal.com The Cajun, Creole and Southern Food Site Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:48:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sweet Potato Pone http://cajunmeal.com/sweet-potato-pone.html http://cajunmeal.com/sweet-potato-pone.html#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:11:49 +0000 admin http://cajunmeal.com/?p=205 This is an easy recipe for Sweet Potato Pone (aka Potato Pound)! This dish is one of the original “soul foods” that arrived via the slave ships that came to America.

Some suggest serving Sweet Potato Pone as a side dish with meats, but to others it is a dessert or pudding. You decide – either way, it is yummy! :)

Sweet Potato Pone

Sweet Potato Pone

Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter or margarine, softened
2 cups grated raw sweet potatoes
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk

Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Beat the egg with the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and smooth. In another bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, salt and milk and mix well. Add the butter mixture to the potato mixture and mix well. Pour the mixture into lightly buttered baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the top with the pecans. Return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the mixture sets slightly. Serves 6 to 8.

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