Sweet Potatoes

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 4 large sweet potatoes
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 1 ½ cup brown sugar
• 4 tbs. butter
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• 1 long strip orange peel

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash and dry the potatoes and bake 1 hour, until potatoes are soft to the touch. Remove the potato skins, and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.

Combine the remaining ingredients in a pan, bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 – 45 minutes. Slice potatoes into ½ inch thick slices, pour syrup over them and bake an additional 30 minutes.