Recipe Moment: Sweet Potato Spoon Bread by Anna Gyure Havlek

For Thanksgiving week, Poetry Moment is Recipe Moment!

Today's recipe is Sweet Potato Spoon Bread.

Ingredients:

• 3 large sweet potatoes
• 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream

Directions:

1. Bake potatoes at 400°F for around 45 minutes
2. Cool and peel
3. Reduce heat to 350°F
4. Combine cornmeal, milk, butter, brown sugar, spices, salt and 1 cup of water over medium heat
5. Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened (about 10 minutes) and then let cool
6. Grease a 2-quart baking dish
7. Put cornmeal mixture and remaining ingredients in food processor. Process until smooth
8. Put into dish and back until golden, about 45 minutes