Bob's Candied Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 Sweet potato, 2 to 3, depending on size
- 1 Butter, stick
- 1 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 2/3 cup Maple syrup
- 1 Orange, zest of 1, juice of 1/2
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Sugar, granulated
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, freshly grated
- 1/2 tsp Ginger, fresh, minced
- 2 tsp Flour
- 1/4 cup Rum, dark
Directions
- Boil the sweet potatoes until they just start to soften (underdone). Wrap in plastic wrap and let cool in the refrigerator. This can be done a day ahead.
- In a saucepan melt the butter. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, orange zest and juice, cayenne, cinnamon, vanilla, granulated sugar, nutmeg, ginger, flour and rum. Bring to a simmer and let thicken slightly.
- Peel and slice the potatoes and layer them in a buttered casserole dish. Pour the sugar mixture over the potatoes and bake at 350 degrees F.
Revisions to try: delete the ginger, possibly the nutmeg, and adjust the amount of orange.