Candied Sweet Potatoes

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    4 to 6

    Servings.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

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Ingredients

  • 4 medium-size sweet potatoes (about pounds)
  • cup plus 1 tablespoon

Method

  • Put the unpeeled potatoes in a saucepan and add cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and cook until barely soft, about 15 minutes. Drain.
  • Cool the potatoes and peel them. Slice them and arrange the slices, slightly overlapping, in a buttered baking dish.
  • Preheat the oven to