Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Kim
Adding egg to praline topping is a modern twist. Unlike the crumbly topping that might crown a sweet potato casserole, this treatment creates a smooth layer that melts onto the top of a sweet potato pie.
Recipe information
Yield
makes enough for 1 pie
Ingredients
3
tablespoons packed brown sugar
3
tablespoons granulated sugar
¼
cup all-purpose flour
1
egg
¼
teaspoon salt
3
tablespoons butter, melted
⅓
cup chopped pecans
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Preparation
In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, egg, and salt until well mixed. Stir in the melted butter and mix well. Stir in the pecans.
Reprinted with permission from Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin, copyright © 2019. Photographs by Jerrelle Guy. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc.
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