Holiday Recipe--Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole - serves 6 – 8
1 pound sweet potatoes (about 2 large cans in light syrup, drained) - if using fresh, peel and chop into 1" chunks, then boil in salted water.
1/3 cup butter
pinch salt
2/3 cup honey
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp flour
a good pinch cayenne
Preheat oven to 350. Mash together with electric hand mixer until just blended. Butter a 9" square Pyrex baking dish and place the mashed sweet potatoes in.
Topping:
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled slightly
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
Combine the ingredients and spread evenly over the sweet potatoes. Bake for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and hot. This recipe may be assembled a day ahead of time and baked before serving

My brother-in-law was scolded by his wife for trying to serve the whole dish the first time I made this....Now I double the recipe. The holidays are about everyone getting to eat whatever they want!