Cranberry Orange Sauced Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 medium sweet potatoes or yams
• 1/4 cup crisco® all-vegetable shortening or crisco® pure vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat oven to 400 degrees f.
• wash sweet potatoes; pat dry. prick with a fork; place in a shallow baking dish. bake 40 to 50 minutes or until soft. during the last 10 minutes of baking, prepare sauce.
• melt shortening in medium saucepan (or place oil in saucepan). add brown sugar, salt, orange juice and water, stirring over low heat until sugar dissolves. add cranberries; bring to a boil. reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes or until cranberries start to pop.
• stir cornstarch mixture into cranberries; cook, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil. reduce heat and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened.
• make a lengthwise cut in the center of each potato; press open from bottom. place sweet potatoes on serving platter. top each with cranberry sauce.