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Candied Sweet Potatoes #2

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Category: Vegetables

 Ingredients List

  • 6 md Sweet potatoes (about
  • -4.5 pounds)
  • 1/3 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
  • 1/2 c Sugar plus
  • 2 tb Sugar
  • 2 tb All-purpose flour
  • 1 ts Ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 ts Ground allspice
  • 3/4 c Pineapple juice
  • 1/3 c Light corn syrup
  • 2 tb Orange juice
  • 1/4 c Butter or margarine
  • 1/2 c Chopped pecans

 Directions

Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water 20-25 minutes or until fork-tender.
Let cool to touch; peel and cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices.
Set aside.

Combine brown sugar and next 5 ingredients in a saucepan; stir in
pineapple juice, syrup, orange juice and butter. Cook over medium heat
about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place half the sweet potatoes in a
lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour half the sugar mixture over
sweet potatoes; repeat layers. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350 degrees
for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Yields 8-10 servings.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

CLAIRE HOLLIER

OPELOUSAS, LA

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