Baked Spiced Sweet Potatoes And Pears (creole)

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 ounces unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup cane syrup
• 1/2 cup pear nectar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large sweet potatoes, halved lengthwise, cut into 1/3-inch slices
• 4 large bartlett pears, crisp, peeled halved, cored & cut into 1/4-inch slices

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f & butter a 13"x9" glass baking dish.
• 2 in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stir butter, cane syrup, pear nectar, vanilla, bourbon & oj until butter melts.
• 3 increase heat & boil until mixture is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes, then remove from heat & whisk in the cinnamon, nutmeg & salt.
• 4 arrange1/3 of the potato slices in the prepared baking dish, then top with half of the pear slices, & then with another 1/3 of the potato slices. finally, arrange the remaining slices of potato & pear on top & on their edge, alternating potato & pear, & overlapping slightly.
• 5 sprinkle lightly with salt, then pour the cane syrup mixture over everything.
• 6 cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil & bake until sweet potatoes are nearly tender, about 1 hour.
• 7 uncover & bake until completely tender, basting occasionally with the syrup, for about 20-30 minutes longer, checking with a toothpick or knife point to make sure the potatoes are completely tender.
• 8 spoon the syrup over the sweet potatoes & pears one last time & serve hot.