VT THX: Baked Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Baked Candied Sweet Potatoes

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Times Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook, page 118

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Menu 2 Side Dishes

Vegetables Vegetarian Times Thanksgiving

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 sweet potatoes

washed but not peeled

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup

1 teaspoon grated orange rind

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper

1/4 teaspoon mace

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

3 tablespoons brown sugar

 

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

 

Candied sweet potatoes are another traditional Thanksgiving

favorite. Here's a do-the-day-before version that's lighter in fat and

calories and easy to reheat. Because potatoes are baked instead of boiled,

flavor is not diluted with water. Besides being tasty, sweet potatoes,

large edible roots, are packed with vitamins A and C.

 

Pierce potatoes and bake in 400F oven until soft, about 1 hour and 15

minutes. Remove from oven. Let rest on racks until cool enough to handle.

 

Cut potatoes in half. Scrape out potato flesh into a large bowl. Puree in

batches in a food processor or put through a food mill. Pour puree into

bowl. Add salt, butter or margarine, honey or maple syrup, orange rind,

pepper and mace. Beat with an electric mixer.

 

Transfer to a lightly oiled ovenproof casserole. Cover top with plastic

wrap lightly sprayed with vegetable oil on one side, oiled side

down. Refrigerate until ready for cooking.

 

To heat, remove from refrigerator and bring to room temperature, about 2

hours. Preheat oven to 350F. Remove plastic wrap from casserole. Mix

cinnamon and brown sugar together with a fork, breaking up lumps. Put in a

sieve; shake mixture over top of casserole. Bake until hot, about 30 minutes.

 

Per Serving: 187 Calories; 2g Protein; 3g Fat; 39g Carbohydrates; 8mg

Cholesterol; 335mg Sodium; 3g Fiber.

 

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