Maple Glazed Apple And Sweet Potato Gratin Food

MAPLE GLAZED APPLE AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Let the kids coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter; set aside.
• In a small pan, melt remaining butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until well blended and cooked, about 1 minute. Add maple syrup, salt and brown sugar. Simmer, whisking frequently, until the sugar dissolves and sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.
• Help kids arrange a row of sweet potato and apple slices, alternating and overlapping them, in the prepared pan. They can continue to make rows until the pan is full. Pour the sauce evenly over potatoes and apples. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake 40 minutes.
• Raise oven temperature to 450. Remove foil from pan and use a spoon to baste the juices over the top. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and nicely browned, basting juices over the top every 10 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 oven up to 30 minutes.

MAPLE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish, alternate potato and apple slices in rows, packing tightly.
• Combine remaining ingredients in heavy medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Pour hot syrup over potatoes and apples. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake 1 hour. Uncover casserole. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead to this point. Let stand at room temperature, basting occasionally with pan juices.) Reduce oven temperature to 350°F Bake until potatoes and apples are very tender and syrup is reduced to a thick glaze, basting occasionally, about 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

GLAZED APPLES

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat until just starts to brown.
• saute apples until golden on both sides. Put on the side.
• Add minced ginger to pan until fragrant appx 2 minute
• Return apples to pan and sprinkle with remaining ingredients.
• Cover and cook until tender about 5 min.

MAPLE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut sweet potatoes and apples into 1/4-in. slices. Layer in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a saucepan, bring syrup, cider, butter and salt to a boil. Pour over potatoes and apples. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes more or until tender.

MAPLE-GLAZED NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Halve or quarter any large potatoes.
• In shallow dish large enough to hold potatoes in a single layer, toss potatoes with butter; season with salt and pepper.
• Spread in single layer and roast potatoes, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring once or twice during roasting.
• Meanwhile, in small dish, stir together vinegar, maple syrup, and sliced garlic.
• Drizzle potatoes with vinegar mixture, gently tossing with a spoon or spatula to coat.
• Continue to roast about 10 to 20 minutes more, until potatoes are fork-tender and glazed, stirring once or twice.
• To serve, sprinkle potatoes with green onions, thyme, and lemon peel. Makes 6 servings.

SWEET POTATO, APPLE, AND CRANBERRY BAKE

Steps:

• Put sweet potatoes in a large saucepan.
• Add enough water to cover the potatoes.
• Bring to a boil; cover and cook until potatoes are'fork' tender.
• Cool slightly.
• Combine water, sugar, and cranberries in a medium saucepan.
• Cook until cranberries pop.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13" X 9" X 2" baking dish.
• Layer the sweet potatoes, apple slices, and cooked cranberries in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
• Pour water (or orange juice) over top.
• Last, the peacon halves on top.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until tender.

MAPLE-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Oil 2 large rimmed baking sheets with 1 tablespoon oil each. Combine sweet potatoes and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large bowl; toss. Divide sweet potatoes between baking sheets, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until almost tender, turning occasionally with metal spatula, about 35 minutes. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand uncovered at room temperature.)
• Drizzle maple syrup over sweet potatoes and toss to coat. Roast until sweet potatoes are tender and syrup is reduced to glaze and coats sweet potatoes, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven; scatter butter cubes over sweet potatoes and let stand until melted. Season to taste with salt and generous amount of cracked pepper.

MAPLE-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice each sweet potato in half lengthwise, and slice each half crosswise into 1-inch-thick half-moons.
• Melt butter in a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes; toss to coat evenly. Add maple syrup; toss potatoes to coat, and bring to a boil.
• Transfer skillet to oven; cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are golden, well glazed, and tender when pierced with a paring knife, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot, garnished with thyme.

MAPLE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES WITH BACON AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Toss the sweet potato chunks, olive oil, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl, and spread the sweet potatoes out onto a large rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until browned and tender, about 40 minutes; stir after the first 20 minutes.
• Cook the bacon until crisp and brown in a large skillet over medium heat, about 10 minutes; transfer bacon to a bowl, but leave the grease in the skillet. Cook the onions in the bacon grease until browned, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low, and cook the onions until very soft, brown, and sweet, another 10 to 15 minutes. Stir often. Mix the onions with the bacon in the bowl, and set aside.
• Pour the maple syrup into the hot skillet with the thyme, and bring to a rolling boil. Boil the syrup until reduced by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Place the roasted sweet potatoes and onion-bacon mixture into the skillet, and stir to coat the vegetables with maple glaze. Transfer to a serving dish.