- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Help needed with praline type topping for sweet potato casserole
Posted on 12/23/14 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 8:53 pm
I made the sweet potato part and my topping is not coming together - it has 3/4 cup softened butter, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup flour. I am using a pastry cutter to mash it together but instead of the topping becoming crumbly it is more the consistency of dough. What am I doing wrong?
I had this problem before and my MawMaw helped me fix it but sadly she passed earlier this year and I don't remember what she said was my problem. Butter temp perhaps?
Thanks.
I had this problem before and my MawMaw helped me fix it but sadly she passed earlier this year and I don't remember what she said was my problem. Butter temp perhaps?
Thanks.
5
Posted on 12/23/14 at 9:01 pm to skyisfalln
More flour?
Posted on 12/23/14 at 9:08 pm to skyisfalln
quote:
Butter temp perhaps?
Yep cold butter. Crumbled like a pie dough. My 2 cents. Hate the dish, but I think that is what you want.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 9:11 pm to skyisfalln
up the brown sugar by half and melt the butter
Posted on 12/23/14 at 9:13 pm to Rohan2Reed
What R2R said. You need less flour, so add more butter. Taste for more sugar as you loosen up the little dough ball you created. 
Posted on 12/23/14 at 9:45 pm to OTIS2
Proper ratio from my recipe:
2/3 C. melted "oleo" (yeah, that's how my freaking recipe reads)
1 C. flour
2 C. brown sugar
1 C. chopped pecans.
And yes, melt the butter and pour into your dry ingredients. Trust me, I make this fricking thing like 4 times a year. Somehow I'm the one that gets stuck making it.
2/3 C. melted "oleo" (yeah, that's how my freaking recipe reads)
1 C. flour
2 C. brown sugar
1 C. chopped pecans.
And yes, melt the butter and pour into your dry ingredients. Trust me, I make this fricking thing like 4 times a year. Somehow I'm the one that gets stuck making it.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 11:27 pm to skyisfalln
Yep. Mix the nuts, sugar and flour then sprinkle over the top. Then drizzle melted butter on and bake.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 12:37 am to skyisfalln
Sorry for you loss.
Just roll it out, place on top of sweet potatoes and then sprinkle with nuts and a little more butter.
Just roll it out, place on top of sweet potatoes and then sprinkle with nuts and a little more butter.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:43 am to hogfly
Thanks to all to who took the time to reply. I tried to fix the "the dough ball" that I created but it was to no avail. I ended up starting over and using hogfly's recipe and it came out great.
Hopefully I have better luck with the spinach madeleine, broccoli gratin, artichoke balls, Darla Hood's shrimp mold and Gris Gris' crawfish beignets.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas!
Hopefully I have better luck with the spinach madeleine, broccoli gratin, artichoke balls, Darla Hood's shrimp mold and Gris Gris' crawfish beignets.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas!
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:38 am to skyisfalln
If you follow the instructions on the beignets, you should be fine. I hope you'll enjoy them. Several other folks here have made them.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Posted on 12/24/14 at 3:05 pm to skyisfalln
Glad it turned out okay this time. Our family is big enough now that I have to do two of them, one with the pecan topping and the other with marshmallows.
Did you do sweet potato recipe that uses real sweet potatoes (boiled and mashed), eggs, vanilla and like a pound of butter? I always cut the sugar in half on that one, because sweet potatoes are sweet enough already, imo.
Did you do sweet potato recipe that uses real sweet potatoes (boiled and mashed), eggs, vanilla and like a pound of butter? I always cut the sugar in half on that one, because sweet potatoes are sweet enough already, imo.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 4:30 pm to hogfly
I used baked sweet potatos, sugar, milk, egg, vanilla and salt in the casserole. It is pioneer woman's recipe for "soul sweet potatos" that I was using.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News