Candied Yams

40 min · Serves 6

From USDA MyPlate Kitchen. Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style US Department of Health and Human Services National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

What goes in

• 1½ cupsyams
• ¼ cupbrown sugar
• 4.9 mlflour
• 1.2 mlsalt
• 1.2 mlground cinnamon
• 1.2 mlground nutmeg
• 1.2 mlorange peel
• 4.9 mlunsalted margarine
• ½ cuporange juice

How to cook it

1. Wash hands with soap and water.
2. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
3. Cut yams in half and boil until tender, but firm (about 20 minutes). When cool enough to handle, peel and slice into 1/4 inch thickness.
4. Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and grated orange peel.
5. Place half of sliced yams in medium-sized casserole dish. Sprinkle with spiced sugar mixture.
6. Dot with half the amount of margarine.
7. Add second layer of yams, using the rest of the ingredients in the order above. Add orange juice.
8. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.

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