Banana Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 medium sweet potatoes (2 1/4 pounds)
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas or 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, finely shredded
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 egg whites, beaten stiff

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan cook sweet potatoes, covered, in enough boiling salted water to cover for 30-40 minutes or until tender; drain.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 3 peel potatoes; mash on low speed of electric mixer (do not add butter or milk).
• 4 add banana, butter or margarine, lemon peel, and salt. beat until fluffy.
• 5 add yolks; beat well. carefully fold stiff-beaten egg whites into potato mixture; turn into a buttered 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• 6 bake, covered, at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes; uncover and bake 25 minutes.