Mom's Sweet Potato Bake

Ingredients

• 3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes (without added milk and butter)  
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• TOPPING:
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cold butter or margarine

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat sweet potatoes, sugar, milk, butter, eggs, salt and vanilla until smooth. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, pecans and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.