Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs sweet potatoes (approximately 6 medium)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f.
• 2 peel and slice potatoes about 1 inch thick. arrange in lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• 3 in small saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, salt and orange peel.
• 4 slowly stir orange juice into the sugar mixture.
• 5 add butter. cook stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. boil and stir about 1 minute.
• 6 pour hot orange sauce over sweet potatoes. cover and bake 1 hour, basting occasionally.
• 7 note: during christmas i often bake the potatoes and prepare the sauce ahead of time. i then reheat the sauce, assemble and bake for about 30 minutes at 350f until heated through. can be topped with marshmallows if desired.