Think Twice - Special Cranberry Sauce & Twice Baked Sweet P

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 12 ounces cranberries
• 1 cup pomegranate juice or 1 cup cranberry juice
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 medium persimmons or 1 medium apple, in 1/4-inch cubes
• 5 medium sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup raisins, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces or 1/2 cup walnut pieces, toasted

Recipe

• 1 cranberry sauce:.
• 2 saute garlic and onion in oil for 2-3 minutes or until onion is soft.
• 3 add cranberries, juice, sugar, and ginger. bring it to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• 4 simmer uncovered 16-17 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until just thickening.
• 5 remove from heat and add apple cubes. allow to sit a bit before serving so apples will not be too crunchy.
• 6 potatoes:.
• 7 preheat oven to 325.
• 8 scrub potatoes and pierce or prick in several places.
• 9 bake until soft, about an hour.
• 10 cut each potato in half so that any flattened sides will remain for stabilizing.
• 11 scoop out the insides of the potatoes, leaving 1/4" inside each shell.
• 12 mash potatoes and mix in everything else, reserving some nuts to sprinkle on top.
• 13 bake at 300 or 325 for 25-30 minutes or until warmed through.