ORANGE CANDIED YAMS

from Tracy Byrd's 'Eat Like a Byrd' Cookbook

www.tracybyrd.com

Ingredients:	6 medium fresh yams 1 cup orange juice ¼ cup butter ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup water 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon grated orange rind

Directions:	Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 1. Peel and slice the uncooked yams in about ¼ inch round slices and arrange in a buttered baking dish. 2. Combine the other ingredients into a syrup and pour over the yams. 3. Cover and bake until tender, about 30 - 40 minutes, spoon basting about every 10 minutes. Uncover and bake another ten minutes, letting the tops brown.

Ingredients:

6 medium fresh yams
1 cup orange juice
¼ cup butter
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon grated orange rind

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Peel and slice the uncooked yams in about ¼ inch round slices and arrange in a buttered baking dish.

2. Combine the other ingredients into a syrup and pour over the yams.

3. Cover and bake until tender, about 30 - 40 minutes, spoon basting about every 10 minutes. Uncover and bake another ten minutes, letting the tops brown.