CANDIED YAMS WITH PECANS RECIPES

Steps:

• Test the Quantity of Cut Yams:
• Boiling the Yams:
• Preparing the Baking Dish:
• Layering the Yams and Toppings:
• IF MAKING THE CANDIED YAMS BEFORE SERVING:
• IF PARTIALLY PREPARING THIS AHEAD OF TIME:
• For the Baking Process:

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Scrub sweet potatoes to remove any dirt, then peel, slice crosswise ½ inch thick, and arrange in the baking dish.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugars and whisk until all ingredients are incorporated into butter. (The sugars will melt as the dish bakes.) Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Pour butter mixture over sweet potatoes, covering them as best as you can (the sauce may be difficult to spread, but once it heats up, you’ll baste it again). Cover the baking dish with foil.
• Bake sweet potatoes for 30 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven and baste them with the candied mixture. Replace foil and bake until the sweet potatoes are tender when pierced and the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, 15-20 minutes more. If you’d like the sauce a little thicker, remove the foil and bake uncovered about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, let rest 5-10 minutes, and then serve.