Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3-1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, about 6 medium
- 2 Tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter or margarine
- 2 Tablespoons dark maple syrup
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Golden Delicious apple
Preparation:
Bake sweet potatoes until soft, 40 to 60 minutes, depending on size. Peel as soon as they are cool enough to handle.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch baking dish with nonstick vegetable cooking spray and set aside.
Melt 2 teaspoons butter in a cup in the microwave.
Place flesh of potatoes in food processor or large bowl. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and maple syrup to hot sweet potatoes. Process to puree, or mash with a fork, until smooth. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Spread yams into prepared baking dish, making an even layer. Peel, halve, and core apple. Place each half cut-side down on a cutting board and cut it vertically into thin slices. Arrange slices over the yams to cover. Brush apples lightly with the melted butter.
Bake, uncovered until yams are heated through and apples have softened, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Yield: 8 servings
Recipe Source: "Something Different" written for the American Institute for Cancer Research by Dana Jacobi
Reprinted with permission.
