Adding egg to praline topping is a modern twist. Unlike the crumbly topping that might crown a sweet potato casserole, this treatment creates a smooth layer that melts onto the top of a sweet potato pie.

Ingredients

　　3 tablespoons packed brown sugar

　　3 tablespoons granulated sugar

　　¼ cup all-purpose flour

　　1 egg

　　¼ teaspoon salt

　　3 tablespoons butter, melted

　　⅓ cup chopped pecans

　　In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, egg, and salt until well mixed. Stir in the melted butter and mix well. Stir in the pecans.

　　Reprinted with permission from Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin, copyright © 2019. Photographs by Jerrelle Guy. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc.Buy the full book from Amazon.