Apple Yam Casserole

Recipe courtesy of CLord

• 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup of raisins, or fresh cranberry sauce*
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 slices lemon, thinly sliced

 

1. Parboil sweet potatoes until slightly tender. 
2. Preheat oven to 350.  Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish, or spray with cooking spray.
3. In the casserole dish, alternately layer the sweet potatoes and apples.
4. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together brown sugar, 2/3 cup water, raisins (if using) cinnamon, butter and salt. Cook 5 minutes.
5. In a small bowl, stir together remaining water and flour. Combine with the brown sugar mixture; heat until thickened. Add cranberries, if using, to mixture.   Pour over the sweet potatoes and apples. Place the lemon slices on top.
6. Bake covered in the preheated oven 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes and apples are tender.

* For fresh cranberry sauce, combine one package of cranberries with one cup of water and one cup of sugar.   Simmer until cranberries pop.   Drain most of liquid before adding to brown sugar mixture.