BCPL A Book & A Recipe Sept. 2026

Hungry again for a great read and a great recipe? We always are!

This September, we're making Sweet Potatoes with Pecan Topping from Stone Bridges by Carla Neggers.

Let's get started....

Ingredients -

Potatoes-

3 cups sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed

1/2 cup whole milk

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

4 oz. melted butter

1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs, beaten

Topping-

3 tbsps butter

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup brown sugar (light)

1/3 cup all purpose flour

Instructions-

Potatoes

1. Butter a 9x9 baking dish (or 7x11).

2. Using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients in a large bowl just until combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish.

Topping

1. In a small bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, and flour with a pastry cutter or fork until it is crumbly.

2. Stir in pecans.

3. Sprinkle on top of the sweet potato mixture.

Together

1. Bake casserole at 325F for 30 minutes, or until the filling is hot and topping is brown but not burned.

Another delicious dish!

Want to try the book? Check out our ebook copy from WV Reads!

Stone Bridges - West Virginia Reads - OverDrive

Let us know if you give the book or the recipe a try! We'd love to hear from you on social media or even in person.

As always, images and info are courtesy of other websites like WV Reads, Google, and author web pages, etc.