Citrusy Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 10 -12 large sweet potatoes
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon (to taste)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 -2 cup chopped apple, of your choice (large chop)
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 place the sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet and bake until they are just tender. they should be soft, but not mushy. set them aside to cool before peeling and slicing them.
• 3 to prepare the sauce, in a heavy saucepan, melt the butter. add the cider, orange juice, orange zest, spices and sugar. heat the mixture to steaming.
• 4 add the apples and raisins. cook them gently in the liquid until the apples are tender and the juices are just slightly thickened and somewhat reduced.
• 5 spray a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
• 6 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 peel and slice the sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch rounds. place half of the potato slices in the bottom of the prepared dish. cover them with half the sauce.
• 8 cover and bake until the potatoes are hot, about 45 minutes to one hour. remove the cover after 30 minutes.
• 9 if desired, baste the sweet potatoes with the sauce during baking.