Oven Dried Mashed Sweet Potatoes #953 1/11

Categories:
New 2011, potato

2 lbs medium sweet potatoes
1/4 cup cream (heavy)
1 tablespoon Butter
1 stick Butter
Salt
1/4 cup orange juice
orange zest, 1/3 of an orange
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 tablespoon molasses

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place potatoes on a baking sheet and place in the oven for about an hour until potatoes are completely done and tender. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 375°F. Scoop potatoes from skin and transfer to an oven proof dish. Mash these up and place in the oven for 10 minutes. Stir them up again and replace in the oven for another 10 minutes. In a small saucepan, warm up the cream. Melt the 1 TB butter in another pan. Transfer the sweet potatoes to a medium bowl and whisk in the tablespoon butter and the cream. Season with salt to taste. Heat a skillet and add the remaining 1 stick butter. Allow it to melt and turn slightly brown. Transfer it to a bowl to stop it from overbrowning. Stir in the orange juice, zest, sherry, and molasses. Taste for seasoning. Stir into the potatoes.

Contributor: Alex Guarnaschelli

Yield: 4 servings