Sweet Potato, Apple, And Sage Spoon Bread

Recipe Ingredients

1		Red-skinned sweet potato [yam] - (1 lb) - peeled, and
		Cut into 1 1/2" chunks
6 tablespoons	90ml	Unsalted butter
1		Granny Smith apple - (6 oz) - peeled, and
		Cut into 1/2" chunks
2 cups	474ml	Whole milk
1 tablespoon	15ml	Golden brown sugar - (packed)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Chopped fresh sage
2 teaspoons	10ml	Coarse salt
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	White cornmeal
4 cups	792g / 27oz	Eggs - separated (large)
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Cook sweet potato in pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain; transfer to large bowl.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add apple; saute until tender and golden, about 8 minutes. Add apple to sweet potato; mash together. Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring milk, sugar, sage, and salt to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; gradually whisk in cornmeal. Cook until cornmeal absorbs milk and pulls clean from bottom of pan, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Whisk in 3 tablespoons butter. Whisk yolks in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in warm cornmeal mixture. Whisk in baking powder. Mix sweet potato mixture into cornmeal mixture. Beat egg whites in medium bowl to medium-stiff peaks. Fold whites into warm cornmeal mixture.

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Pour batter into skillet. Transfer skillet to oven; bake spoon bread until top is golden and puffed, about 1 hour. Serve warm.

This recipe yields 10 to 12 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2002

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