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Orange Candied Sweet Potatoes

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  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour, 10 mins
  • Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

  • 2½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced about ¼ inch thick
  • 2 oranges, very thinly sliced and seeds removed (one for slicing and one for the zest)
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest (the zest of one orange)
  • 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour ¾ cup fresh orange juice, (Not from concentrate.)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
  2. Layer potatoes in a 2-quart baking dish.
  3. Top with the orange slices.
  4. In a small saucepan melt butter and sugar together over medium-low heat.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Whisk flour, vanilla extract, and orange juice together.
  7. Add orange juice mixture to the melted butter and sugar.
  8. Cook over low-heat for 1 minute.
  9. Pour sauce over potatoes and orange slices.
  10. Cover and bake 30 minutes.
  11. Uncover and spoon orange sauce over potatoes; coating well.
  12. Return to the oven and continue to bake 20 to 30 minutes more or until potatoes are tender, spooning sauce over potatoes halfway through the uncovered baking time.
  13. Sprinkle cinnamon, orange zest and freshly grated nutmeg over the top and serve warm.