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Like most of my collection, this is from a newspaper, somewhere...
I decided to make it this year because I'm tired of the same canned yams
blorped out into a bowl and then heated with marshmallows on top.
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 pounds Garnet or Jewel Yams (about 6)
- 2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp pure dark maple syrup
- Salt, pepper
- 1 Golden Delicious apple
Get Whipping!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking
spray and set aside. melt 2 teaspoons butter in a cup in the microwave.
Bake yams until soft, 40-60 minutes. Peel yams as soon as they are cool
enough to handle. Put flesh in food processor or large mixing bowl.
Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the maple syrup to hot yams. Puree
or mash with a fork until yams are smooth. Season to taste with salt and
pepper. Spread yams into baking dish evenly
Peel, halve, and core apple. Place each half cut-side down on a cutting board
and cut it crosswise into thin slices. Arrange slices in overlapping rows to
cover yams. Brush apples lightly with melted butter.
Bake uncovered until yams are heated through and apples are soft, 25-30
minutes. Serve warm or room temperature.
Notes and Hints and Stuff
- What about the marshmallows?
If you want marshmallows instead, omit the apples and add a layer of mini
marshmallows in the final 5-10 minutes of baking. Watch that they don't burn!
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