Brandied Candied Sweet Potatoes Food

BRANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until soft.
• ;peel and put in mixing bowl.
• Beat with electric mixer.
• Add eggs, cream, and spices and sugar to taste.
• Beat until light (should be the consistency of thick batter).
• Stir in liquor.
• Taste, and add more liquor if desired.
• Pour into casserole dish.
• Melt butter for topping and combine all topping ingredients; spread evenly over the top of casserole.
• Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 25-30 minutes, or until warmed through and topping is browned.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and slice sweet potatoes. Put in a large pot of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes, drain and cool. Put sweet potatoes into a 2 quart casserole, dot with the butter. Mix sugar with next 8 ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Pour orange juice and lemon juice over sweet potatoes. Cover with the sliced oranges. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Use 1 tablespoon of the butter to grease a 2 quart flameproof baking dish.
• Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them 1/8-inch thick. Place 1/3 of the potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish. Season with salt and sprinkle over 1/3 of the pecans. Repeat 2 more times. Pour the coffee liqueur and cream over the potatoes. Spread the brown sugar evenly over the top and dot with the remaining butter. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the sweet potatoes are tender when poked with a sharp knife, about 50 to 60 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and turn on the broiler. Remove the foil and cover the sweet potatoes evenly with the marshmallows. Put the dish under the broiler until the marshmallows are lightly browned, about 1 minute. Let cool a bit before serving.

CLASSIC CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer over a couple of inches of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Peel, and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, water and salt. When the sauce is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, pour over potatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar sauce.

CLASSIC CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub sweet potatoes, but do not peel. Place potatoes in 3-quart saucepan. Add enough water just to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly. Slip off skins. Cut into 1/2-inch slices.
• Heat remaining ingredients in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly. Add potatoes. Gently stir until glazed and hot.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot, boil sweet potatoes in their jackets in water to cover until fork-tender, 20 to 45 minutes depending upon their size. Drain and cool.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Peel potatoes and slice into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Place in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or 2-quart gratin dish, overlapping slices to fit in one layer.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in sugar and salt until smooth. Pour evenly over the potatoes. Bake until potatoes look shiny and glazed, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

REALLY REALLY GOOD CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with water, bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes, until done.
• When cooled, peel and cut into chunks.
• Place in 2-qt baking dish.
• In small saucepan combine remaining ingredients, cook and stir until mixture boils.
• Pour over potatoes.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH APPLE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil.
• Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
• In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, apple juice, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
• Arrange cooked sweet potatoes and apple slices in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with non-stick spray. (This is where I would add the dried cranberries too).
• Drizzle brown sugar mixture over the potatoes and apples.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F, for 25 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking for 20-25 minutes longer, basting occasionally with pan juices.

SOUTHERN CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.