Candied Sweet Potatoes

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!

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.