Monday, December 28, 2009

Blogs can be a great source for recipes!

Looking for something different to do with sweet potatoes? I came upon a blog with a description of a great sounding sweet potato apple bake. A lack of exact quantities notwithstanding, the dish turned out very well.

Sweet Potato Apple Bake
3 large or 5 medium sweet potatoes
2 tart cooking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
Butter
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Several tablespoons dark brown sugar
Orange marmalade (The kind with the peelings left in the preserve - Kroger has a good one if you are in the Southeast.)
Pinch of salt
Granulated white sugar

Boil the potatoes until they are about half done to put them on a par with the apples as to baking time, and slice them a bit thicker than 1/4 inch. Make one layer in a 2-quart, deep, oven safe dish.
Over the slices sprinkle a couple of tablespoonfuls of dark brown sugar, plus a little salt, dot this with bits of butter, add a generous dusting of cinnamon and nutmeg and a few dabs of orange marmalade.
Next add a layer of sliced apples, with the same brown sugar butter spice and marmalade garnish.
Repeat these two layers, then add a final layer of potatoes.

Over the top add more sugar, more butter, more spices, more dabs of marmalade, and a sprinkling of granulated white sugar for a glistening finish.

Bake at 350 deg F, about 30 mins to brown and heat through.

I need a list of synonyms for delicious! This is a tasty alternative to the standard casserole with all those marshmallows.

No comments: