Sweet Potatoes With Brandy And Raisins Food

SWEET POTATOES WITH BRANDY AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Pour brandy over raisins in a small bowl, cover, and allow to stand for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart baking dish with the softened butter.
• Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool until cool enough to handle, then peel the potatoes and slice them 1/2 inch thick. Arrange the potato slices in the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with sugar and brandy-soaked raisins.
• Return the sweet potatoes to the oven, and bake 30 to 40 minutes until hot and bubbly.

SWEET POTATO HOME FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss sweet potatoes with oil and 1/4 teaspoon paprika; season with salt and pepper. Roast, rotating sheet and flipping potatoes halfway through, until browned, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter on medium-high. Add onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add roasted sweet potatoes to skillet with vegetables. Toss with remaining 1/4 teaspoon paprika, then strip the leaves from thyme sprigs into skillet; stir to combine. Check seasoning; serve immediately.

BRANDIED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 15 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, and set aside.
• In a large skillet over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, brandy, and salt. Add the sweet potatoes, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring gently, until sweet potatoes are heated through and well glazed.

SWEET POTATO WITH BRANDY AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Mix raisins and brandy in small bowl, let stand 20 minutes.
• Drain raisins.
• Layer sweet potatoes in 9 x9 x2 inch baking pan, top with raisins.
• Mix brown sugar, margarine, water and cinnamon in small saucepan, heat to boil.
• Pour over sweet potatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, basting with pan juices occasionally.

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.

GARNET YAMS WITH MAPLE SYRUP, WALNUTS, AND BRANDIED RAISINS

Steps:

• Combine brown raisins, golden raisins, and brandy in small bowl; toss to blend. Let soak at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Cook yams in large pot of boiling salted water until just barely tender, about 8 minutes. Using large slotted spoon, transfer yams to baking sheet to cool.
• Meanwhile, bring 3/4 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1/4 cup unsalted butter to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until brown sugar dissolves. Boil 2 minutes.
• Butter 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Drain raisins (reserve brandy for another use). Place raisins in very large bowl. Add cooked yams, then maple syrup mixture and toasted walnut pieces. Toss gently to coat evenly, being careful to keep yams intact. Transfer yam mixture to prepared baking dish. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake yams uncovered until syrup is thick and bubbling, basting occasionally, about 55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and serve.

CANNING SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash potatoes. Leave skins on.
• Boil or steam in their skin until a bit soft. This should take 15 to 20 minutes, depending on how big they are, and how many you have in the pot at once.
• Let cool until you can safely handle them.
• Peel; discard peel (or reserve for another non-canning use such as stock).
• Chop into roughly 3 cm (1 inch) cubes.
• Pack into half-litre (US pint) jars or 1 litre (US quart) jars.
• Leave 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
• Top up with clean boiling water (such as from a kettle, for instance), maintaining headspace.
• Debubble, adjust headspace.
• Wipe jar rims.
• Put lids on.
• Processing pressure: 10 lbs (69 kPa) weighted gauge, 11 lbs (76 kpa) dial gauge (adjust pressure for your altitude when over 300 metres / 1000 feet.)
• Processing time: Half-litre (US pint) jars for 65 minutes OR 1 litre (US quart) jars for 90 minutes.

SWEET POTATOES WITH BRANDY AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, let the raisins soak in the brandy for 20 minutes. Grease a shallow baking pan with butter and layer sweet potato slices. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, water and margarine and bring to a boil. Add the raisins and brandy and pour mixture over sweet potatoes. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, basting with juices.

SWEET POTATOES WITH BRANDY AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Pour brandy over raisins in a small bowl, cover, and allow to stand for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart baking dish with the softened butter.
• Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool until cool enough to handle, then peel the potatoes and slice them 1/2 inch thick. Arrange the potato slices in the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with sugar and brandy-soaked raisins.
• Return the sweet potatoes to the oven, and bake 30 to 40 minutes until hot and bubbly.