5 cups chopped, peeled sweet potatoes or yams
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons unsalted soft butter
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
dash nutmeg
dash ground cloves
1 large egg
¼ cup sour cream
1. In a pot of boiling water, cook sweet potatoes for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and transfer to a blender or food processor.
2. Puree or mash sweet potatoes until smooth. Add lemon juice.
3. In a bowl combine butter, brown sugar, spices, egg and sour cream. Beat until smooth. Fold in sweet potato puree. Transfer to a lightly buttered crock pot.
4. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 2-3 hours. The sweet potatoes will be slightly brown on the edges when done.