Ruth's Chris Special Sweet Potato Casserole

Ruth's Chris Special Sweet Potato Casserole
source: Ruth's Chris

For the Crust:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 stick butter

For the sweet potato mixture:
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs, well beaten
1 stick butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Combine brown sugar, flour, nuts and butter in mixing bowl. Set aside.

Combine sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and butter in a mixing bowl in the order listed. Mix thoroughly. Pour mixture into buttered baking dish. Sprinkle the surface of the sweet potato mixture evenly with the crust mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.

Sour Cream Lemon Pie

1 cup sugar

3 T cornstarch

1/2 cup butter

1 T lemon rind

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 egg yolks

1 cup milk

1 cup sour cream

Mix all ingredients except sour cream and butter. Bring to a boil slowly (mixture will thicken). Remove from heat. Add butter. Let cool. Add sour cream. Pour into pre-cooked pie crust.