Candied yams

April 18, 2007

MAKES 8 TO 10 SERVINGS

10 nice-sized yams or sweet potatoes

1 cup water

1 stick butter or margarine

1� cups brown sugar

� cup granulated sugar

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 teaspoons nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon allspice

1/4 cup orange juice

Mini marshmallows, sufficient to cover top

Peel skins off yams or sweet potatoes; cut into medium-size slices. Rinse. Place yams in large aluminum pan with 1 cup water; cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Then add butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Cover with foil, return to oven and bake for 2 hours. Remove from oven, and turn yams over once gently. Add orange juice; cover with foil, return to oven for 1 hour. Add marshmallows on top; return to oven just until melted (watch carefully so they don't burn). Stir the entire mixture gently before serving.

Lynette Dupree

Nutrition facts per serving: 402 calories, 11 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 72 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 182 mg sodium, 5 g fiber