Candied Sweet Potato
From A Taste of Maple
Micheline Mongrain-Dontigny
This is a lovely little book from Quebec. Not only is it full of recipes using maple syrup, but also has history and folklore. Softcover, 127 pp, $16.95.
This dish is the ideal accompaniment for a pork roast. The sweet potato slices are baked in a maple syrup mixture, which gives them a smooth texture. Four Servings.
4 sweet potatoes
2 tbsp. butter
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup cold water
Pinch of salt
1. Set the oven rack below center. Preheat the oven to 350F
2. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them 1/2 inch thick. Lay the slices of potato preferably in a large cast iron skillet.
3. Add the butter, maple syrup, cold water and salt; cover and bake 15 minutes.
4. Turn potato slices over and bake uncovered for 10 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pricked with a fork.
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