Sweet Potatoes Baked with Lemon 2 c Sugar
1 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Salt
6 tb Butter; unsalted
4 tb Lemon juice
6 Sweet potatoes; medium
6 Inch strip of lemon rind
Rinse the potatoes under warm water. Place in large pot, cover
with cold water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until
potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and let cool. In a
saucepan over med. heat, combine the sugar, 1/2 c water, nutmeg,
lemon rind and salt. Simmer for 10 min. Add 5 T of the butter and
stir well. When the butter has melted, remove from heat, beat in the
lemon juice and set aside. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel the
swt. potatoes and slice into 1/2 in. discs. Use the remaining butter
to grease a shallow baking dish. Lay the seet potatoes in a simgle
layer, pour the lemon syrup on top and bake for 30 minutes until
bubbling hot. Sweet Potatoes Baked with Lemon printer friendly version located here. (Just the recipe. Nothing else.)
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