Ingredients:

4 pounds yams, peeled & sliced
½ C pure maple syrup
½ C chopped pecans
8 tbsp chilled butter
1/ /3 C all purpose flour
1/3 C brown sugar

Preheat oven to 400 F. Butter 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add sliced yams. Cook until water returns to simmer, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Arrange yams in prepared dish, overlapping slightly. Season with salt. Pour syrup over yams. Dot with 3 Tbsp butter. Cover and bake until yams are almost tender, about 25 minutes. Mix flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Add remaining 5 Tbsp of butter. Rub in with fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in Pecans. Sprinkle pecan mixture atop yams. Bake yams until tender, about 20 minutes (can be made 2 hrs ahead). Cool. Cover and let stand at room temperature. (Re-warm, uncovered, in 375 degree oven for 20 mins). Serves 12. Enjoy!