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4
medium sweet potatoes or yams (about 2 pounds)
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2
tablespoons butter or margarine
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2
medium ripe pears, peeled, halved, cored, and chopped (about 2 cups)
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1/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1
egg
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1
recipe Praline Topping
1. Peel and quarter sweet potatoes. Cook potatoes, covered, in a small amount of boiling lightly salted water for 25 to 35 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
2. Meanwhile, melt margarine or butter in a medium skillet. Add pears; cook, covered, over medium heat until very tender, stirring occasionally.
3. Combine potatoes, pear mixture, and cinnamon in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed. Cool slightly.
4. With electric mixer running on low speed, beat egg into cooled mixture. Using a decorating bag with a large star tip, pipe mixture into 12 rounds (about 1/3 cup each) onto a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan, building up edges slightly. (Or, spoon into 12 rounds on baking pan, using back of a tablespoon to make a slight indentation in center of each.) Cover and chill overnight, if desired.
5. Before serving, drop a scant teaspoon of Praline Topping on each round. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 15 minutes or until potatoes are light brown and heated through. Makes 12 servings.
- Make Ahead Tip Prepare rounds and freeze until firm. Transfer frozen potatoes to a freezer container; freeze for up to 1 month. To serve frozen rounds, place on a greased baking sheet. Drop a scant teaspoon of Praline Topping on each round. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 20 minutes or until potatoes are light brown and heated through.
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3
tablespoons brown sugar
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2
teaspoons melted butter
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1
teaspoon half-and-half or light cream
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1/3
cup broken pecans
Stir together brown sugar, butter, and half-and-half or light cream in a small mixing bowl. Stir in broken pecans.
- Servings Per Recipe 12,
- Calories 149,
- Protein (gm) 2,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 22,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 23,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Vitamin A (RE) 1370,
- Vitamin C (mg) 15,
- Sodium (mg) 54,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This is a family favorite. It is easy to make and freezes beautifully! It wouldn't be the same without the fabulous praline topping. Don't skip it!
11/19/2010 12:41:00 PM Report AbuseI clipped this out of B H & G, Oct. 1994. Inadvertently, I only saved one page.The remaining directions were on another page. This one is it with new additions added,the cinnamon and Praline topping. Not sure if I'll do the Praline or not but I think this will be very different to serve instead of the usual sweet potatoes.I'll let you know! Have a Happy Everyone!
11/7/2010 01:10:13 PM Report Abuse