Roasted Apple And Sweet Potato Puree Food

CINNAMON ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Grease a large baking pan, set aside.
• In a large bowl, toss cubed sweet potatoes with 2 TBS of melted coconut oil. Stir until coated.
• Add sea salt and stir until evenly distributed.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 min, stirring halfway through, until sweet potatoes just barely start to brown.
• While the sweet potatoes are baking: stir the remaining 1 TBS of coconut oil into the apples. Add maple syrup and cinnamon and stir to combined.
• After 20 minutes, or the sweet potatoes have begun to brown, remove the sweet potatoes from oven and add the apple mixture and stir to combine.
• Return to the oven and bake for 20 more minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Once the sweet potatoes and apples are browned and the maple syrup has caramelized on them remove them from the oven and serve immediately!

SILKY SWEET POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position; heat to 425 degrees. Place potatoes on a foil-lined pan; bake 45 to 60 minutes, until tender. Peel when cool enough to handle.
• Puree with salt and pepper in a food processor. With motor running, gradually add milks through feeder tube, then butter. Process until silken. (Can make up to 2 days ahead; store in an airtight container.) Reheat and serve.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes generously with some olive oil, salt, cinnamon and cayenne. Lay the sweet potatoes out on a sheet tray, place them in the oven and roast until they are very soft and mushy, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Peel the apples and cut into 1-inch dice. Toss the apples with the lemon juice, some olive oil, salt and the rosemary. Lay them out on a sheet tray and place in the oven during the last 15 minutes of the cooking time for the sweet potatoes. When done, the apples should be soft and cooked through but still hold their shape. Sprinkle the walnuts over the apples during the last 5 minutes in the oven.
• Transfer the sweet potatoes to a large bowl and coarsely mash them with a potato masher. Stir in the cooked apples and walnuts. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
• Serve immediately or keep in a warm oven and serve hot.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE PURéE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Scrub sweet potatoes and pierce in several places with a sharp knife. Pierce the apples in a few places. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the potatoes and apples on top. Bake for 40 minutes and remove the apples. Continue to bake the sweet potatoes until thoroughly soft and beginning to ooze, 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the size. Remove from the heat and allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
• Turn the oven down to 350 degrees. Remove the skins from the potatoes. Peel and core the apples, scraping all the flesh from just inside the skins. Chop the potatoes and apples coarsely and place in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Puree until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well. Transfer to a lightly buttered 2- or 3-quart baking dish.
• Heat the puree in the 350-degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until steaming. Serve hot.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Transfer mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with foil; bake until vegetables are almost soft, about 40 minutes. Mix in apples. Cover and bake until sweet potatoes and apples are very tender, about 30 minutes longer. Cool slightly.
• Transfer mixture to processor and puree until smooth. Transfer to microwave-safe bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Stir cream into sweet potato-apple puree. Microwave on high until heated through, about 4 minutes. Serve hot.

SWEET POTATO APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Oil two 9 x 4 bread baking pans
• Whisk together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• With an electric mixer mix wet ingredients in a larger separate bowl until the mixture gets thicker and more pale(about 5 minutes).
• Chop the apples and nuts (I pulsed mine in my food processor several times) Stir the apples and nuts into the wet ingredients.
• Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and stir together until just combined.
• Pour the batter evenly into two greased 9 x 4 inch loaf pans and lightly smooth the top.
• Bake for about 60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

SWEET POTATO- APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slice potatoes 1/4 inch thick.
• Slice apples 1/4 inch thick.
• Put lemon juice on apples.
• Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
• Alternate layers of potatoes and apples in a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle each layer with sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned and apples are tender.

SWEET POTATO AND RUTABAGA PUREE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Cut small deep slit in each potato and bake in 375°F oven for about 1 hour or until tender. Meanwhile, peel rutabaga and cut into ½ inch cubes.
• In pot of boiling salted water, cover and cook rutabaga for about 30 minutes or until very tender; drain well. Scrape out flesh from potatoes. In food processor or blender, combine sweet potato and rutabaga; puree, in batches, until smooth. Transfer to large bowl and set aside.
• Peel, core and chop apples; sprinkle with lemon juice. In small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat; add apples, sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered and stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are very tender. Transfer to food processor or blender and puree; stir into vegetable puree along with sour cream. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Transfer to greased 6 cup casserole.
• In small saucepan, melt remaining butter over low heat; cook almonds, stirring for 2 minutes. Sprinkle around edge of casserole; let cool to room temperature before covering and refrigerating for up to 3 days. To serve, bring to room temperature and reheat, uncovered, in 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
• Canadian Living.

SWEET POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert or a mesh colander in a large pot and add enough water to reach the bottom of the steamer. Place the sweet potatoes in the steamer and bring the water to a boil. Cover the pot, lower the heat, and cook over simmering water for about 25 minutes, until very tender. Check occasionally to be sure the water doesn't boil away.
• Transfer the sweet potatoes to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on low, slowly add the half-and-half, orange zest, orange juice, cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. With the mixer still on low, add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until incorporated. Taste for seasonings and mix until smooth. Serve hot.

ROASTED-APPLE-AND-SWEET-POTATO PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes. Place the whole apples on the baking sheet with the sweet potatoes. Roast until potatoes and apples are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Skin the sweet potatoes. Pass the apples and the sweet potatoes through a food mill into a medium-size bowl. Stir in the cardamom and add salt and pepper to taste. Divide among 4 plates and serve immediately.