Sweet Potato Challenge

Sweet Potato Challenge

The Challenge

"Yum, these cupcakes are good," Deon said, as he reached for another."I love the chocolate chips in them."

"Thank you," his cousin Latanya said. "I made them."

"I'll bet I could make cupcakes if I tried."

"No way," Latanya said. "Boys can't cook."

"Who do you think some of the greatest chefs are?" Deon said. Latanya made a face.

"I challenge you to a contest,” Deon said."Let's both make cupcakes next Saturday, and let Grandma and Grandpa Jackson judge them."

"Cupcakes are simple. If you want a challenge, let's try something unusual."

"How about we make something with sweet potatoes?" offered Deon, knowing that Grandma Jackson made a great sweet potato pie.He thought that he would win the contest if he used Grandma's sweet potato pie recipe and she was the judge.

"It's a deal." They slapped palms, agreeing to let Grandma and Grandpa judge the contest.

Step One

On Saturday morning, Latanya asked Mom to help her with the steps in her recipe that a grown-up needed to do.First, Mom peeled and sliced the apples and chopped the pecans.Latanya tossed the apples into the bowl. Some of them missed.After gathering the apples up, she measured the pecans and carefully put them in the bowl.

Then she packed brown sugar in a 1/2 cup measuring cup and added it to the bowl.She measured the cinnamon. Latanya took a big spoon and very gently tossed it all together in the bowl.She tasted one apple slice. Mmm!

First, Deon cracked the eggs and poured them into a large bowl.He was careful not to let any shells fall in.Deon had asked Dad to help him with his recipe.Dad turned on the mixer to beat the eggs.

"I'll get the chocolate chips," Deon said.

"There are no chocolate chips in Grandma Jackson's recipe," Dad said. "Won't they make it better?"

"You can't mess with Grandma's recipe. It has been a family tradition for as long as I can remember," Dad said.

Step Two

Second, Latanya put a layer of apple mix from the bowl into the bottom of a 1-quart casserole dish.Then she added a layer of sweet potatoes.She added another layer of apples and then sweet potatoes.This dish will beat anything Deon can come up with, she thought.

Second, Deon measured the sugar and the salt.The salt poured out fast, and he almost poured too much.Then he measured the spices—cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg.He got a big spoon and mixed everything together in the bowl with the eggs.

Oh, it smelled so good!

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