Friday, December 26, 2008

Forget the recipe on the can

Traditional candied yams are truly candy. Sugar, sugar, a stick of butter and more sugar. The yams are soaked in syrup straight from the can, there's no need to add more. Trust me, these are plenty sweet.

Candied Yams
Drain a large can of yams, place in shallow casserole.
Add a big or little can of pineapple tidbits (optional)
Add a cut up orange (optional)
Mix 2/3 cup orange juice or pineapple juice with 4 T butter, (warm on the stove until butter melts if desired or just put in casserole with yams.)
Sprinkle with cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg.
Bake at 350 for about a half hour. Top with marshmallows and continue cooking until marshmallows puff and are slightly brown, about 10 minutes.

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