'Ol No. 7 Yams

Recipe Ingredients

4		Sweet potatoes (large)
3 cups	711ml	Water
1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Brown sugar
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
1		Cinnamon stick - (3
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-grated nutmeg
1/3 cup	78ml	Bourbon (No. 7 Jack Daniels recommended)
1		Long orange peel strip

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Wash and dry sweet potatoes and bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are soft to the touch. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly then remove skin from potatoes.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.

While the potatoes are baking, combine remaining ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes until sauce is slightly thickened.

Slice the potatoes 1/2-inch thick into a medium casserole dish. Pour syrup over them and return to the oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

Source:
"PAULA'S HOME COOKING with Paula Deen - (Show # PA-1B04) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK"

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