Garnet Yams with Blis Maple Syrup and Maple-Sugar Streusel

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients:

3 1/2 pounds slender garnet yams or other yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes; about 2 1/2 inches in diameter)

1/4 cup blis maple syrup or other pure maple syrup

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup maple sugar* (scant 3 ounces)

1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Directions:

1. For yams: Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Peel yams; cut 1 inch off ends. Coarsely grate enough of yam ends to measure 1/2 cup; set aside for streusel. Discard remaining ends. Cut remaining whole yams into 1/3-inch-thick rounds. Arrange yam rounds in 4 overlapping lengthwise rows in prepared baking dish.
2. Bring 1/2 cup water, maple syrup, butter, and cider vinegar to boil in small saucepan. Stir in 1 teaspoon coarse salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour maple syrup mixture over yams. Cover baking dish tightly with foil.
3. For streusel: Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Add melted butter and rub in with fingertips until moist clumps form. Mix in reserved 1/2 cup grated yams. DO AHEAD: Yams and streusel can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate. Let yams stand at room temperature 1 hour before baking.
4. Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake yams covered until almost tender, about 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400°F. Sprinkle streusel over and bake uncovered until yams are very tender and streusel is golden and slightly crisp, about 35 minutes longer. Serve warm.
5. * Available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores.

By RecipeOfHealth.com