Food

candied yams

Ingredients

CANDIED YAMS

4 medium sweet potato
1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon flour
1/4 cup water
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Instructions

Peel and cut potatoes as for French fries. Place in 9 X 13″ baking dish.
Cover potatoes with sugar and salt. Cover with pieces of butter. Sift flour
evenly over potatoes. Add water. Bake in 400 degree oven for 1 hour or until
potatoes are done and sugar and butter have made a thick syrup. Bast
potatoes frequently with syrup while cooking. A Southern treat!
NOTES : A little cinnamon may be added with flour if desired.
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