So, this post may be a little bit late for "holiday" cooking, but this recipe is good all throughout the winter, and it can successfully impress any guests you have by it's appearance and taste.
Note: Also try out the Cranberry Sauce pictured in the background!
Note: Also try out the Cranberry Sauce pictured in the background!
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into french fries
1 Tbs flour
3/4 c sugar
1 Tbs cinnamon
1/2 lemon
1/3 c water
1 stick butter
nutmeg
Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 400 F, and grease a large (9"x13") baking dish.
2. Add cut sweet potatoes to dish. In a separate bowl, mix sugar, flour and cinnamon. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes.
3. Slice lemon thinly, twist and place about 4 slices on the potatoes.
4. Add the 1/3 c water (or however much water it takes to cover the bottom of the dish).
5. Slice butter into small pats, and place evenly over all of the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle a small amount of nutmeg over the entire dish (remember, a little goes a long way).
6. Cover with aluminum foil, and place in middle rack in the oven. Bake for 60 minutes, basting the potatoes every 15 minutes with the juice/water mixture in the bottom of the dish.
