Mashed Sweet Potato Casserole

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
 * 8 - 12 Servings.

Ingredients

 * 5 pounds sweet potatoes, scrubbed
 * 2 tablespoon butter or margarine (cut in small pieces)
 * ¾ cup apple cider or juice
 * ½ teaspoon salt and pepper
 * 1 cup shredded part-skim Gruyère cheese
 * Garnish: chopped parsley

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 375 °F.
 * 2) Bake potatoes in a jelly-roll pan 1 to 1¼ hours until soft when pierced.
 * 3) When cool enough to handle, remove skin.
 * 4) With either a potato masher, electric mixer or large whisk, mash or beat potatoes, butter, cider, salt and pepper until smooth.
 * 5) Spoon into a shallow 2- to 2½ qt baking dish; sprinkle with cheese
 * 6) Bake 30 minutes or until hot and cheese melts.
 * 7) Sprinkle with parsley.

Planning tip
Can be prepared through step 5 up to 1 month ahead and frozen or up to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. Thaw if frozen, spoon into baking dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake in a 350 °F oven 40 minutes or until hot.