Cookbook:Strong Candied Sweet Potatoes

Strong Candied Sweet Potatoes
Category	Dessert recipes
Servings	Varies
Time	60 minutes
Difficulty

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Ingredients

• 5 large sweet potatoes
• 2¼ cups brown sugar
• 5 cloves
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 cups water
• ½ cup brandy
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 stick cinnamon

Procedure

1. Slice the sweet potatoes and lay in a deep baking pan with the cinnamon stick.
2. Mix the liquids, zest, cloves, brown sugar and nutmeg together in a pot; bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Pour liquid mixture over the dish's contents.
4. Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until sweet potatoes appear to be tender and glazed.
5. Chill for 3 hours, and serve cold.