BOURBON GLAZE SWEET POTATOES/APPLES

BOURBON GLAZE SWEET POTATOES/APPLES image

Categories Potato

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 lb ( 4 lg) sweet potatoes
1 c pecans-halves-or lg chp
3/4 c maple syrup ( honey if no maple syrup)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp cayanne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c bourbon-use whiskey if you don't have bourbon
2-3 crisp apples peeled-cored sl into 3/4" sl and dipped into lemon water(not to brn)
1/2 lemon squeezed in to pie plate w/ H2O

Steps:

1. bake potatoes 375 -45MIN-1 HR. the night before DO NOT PIERCE -done when they are soft-cool & refrig 2. in 10" stainless skillet lightly toast almonds-watch carefully-they burn easily medium heat 3. add butter, maple syrup, & spices--SIMMER for 4-5 min. 4. add bourbon-simmer for 5 min more 5.butter bottom & sides of 9" le cruesset square pan 6 peel &. sl sweet potatoes into 1/2 " sl 7.arrange sweet & apples -alternating each in rows-pack tightly-stuff apples in open spaces 8. pour bourbon-pecan mixture over sweet potatoes/apples 9. cover w/ foil bake 375 for 20-30 min ck-bake another 10 min or more covered if needed--it should be bubbly and almost done 10. uncover bake 10-20 min or until bubbling and done RECIPE CAN BE PREPARED EARLIER IN DAY & SIT OUT-POSSIBLE DAY BEFORE I DOUBLED THE SAUCE RECIPE(NOT PECANS) FOR THIS DISH--I THINK IT WAS NEEDED-I WILL DO IT AGAIN LOOK AT GUY FIERI WHISKEY GLAZED SWEET POTATO RECIPE& VIDEO