aunt mattie's candied sweet potatoes
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Many years ago, someone in the family collected recipes from descendants of my great grandparents, William M. and Florence E. (Snodgrass) Whaley and had them compiled into a cookbook. I am posting those recipes here so that they will not be lost. This recipe was submitted by my Great Aunt Mattie.
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cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For aunt mattie's candied sweet potatoes
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2 lbsweet potatoes, peeled and cooked
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1 cdried apricots, cooked and drained, reserve 1/4 cup liquid
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1/4 cliquid drained from apricots after cooking
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1 cbrown sugar, packed
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1/4 cbutter, melted
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1 tspgrated orange peel
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1/4 cchopped walnuts or pecans
How To Make aunt mattie's candied sweet potatoes
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1Follow package directions for rehydrating/cooking dried apricots.
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2Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
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3Cut sweet potatoes into thick slices. Arrange in casserole dish that has been greased.
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4Cover sweet potato slices with a layer of apricots.
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5Sprinkle with brown sugar.
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6Repeat layers.
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7Combine melted butter, 1/4 cup liquid from cooking the apricots and orange zest. Pour over potatoes.
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8Bake 45 minutes, uncovered. Sprinkle with nuts an return to oven for 5 more minutes.
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9This is also good with pineapple substituted for dried apricots.
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