Baked Apple and Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 8 large sweet potatoes (4 lb.) boiled, drained, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick rounds
- 4 large tart apples (2 lb.), peeled, quartered, cored and cut in 1/4 inch thick slices
- 3/4 C. packed brown sugar
- 1/2 C. unsalted butter or margarine
- 1 Tbs. freshly grated orange peel
- 3/4 C. orange juice
- 1/3 C. maple syrup or maple flavored pancake syrup
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Alternating sweet potatoes and apples, arrange slices slightly overlapping in prepared dish. Stir sugar and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring until smooth. Pour evenly over potatoes and apples. Bake for 40 minutes until potatoes and apples are tender and lightly glazed. Serve hot.
