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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mashed & baked - sweet potatoes & apples using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mashed & Baked - Sweet Potatoes & Apples:
- Take 6 medium-large sweet potatoes
- Prepare 8 tbs butter (divided)
- Take 2 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- Prepare 1/3 cup brown sugar (divided)
- Prepare 2 tbs cinnamon (divided)
- Get 2/3 cup milk, heated
- Make ready 3 tbs brandy (optional)
- Get 1 tbs all-spice
- Take 1/4 cup almonds (or walnuts)
It's straight forward and just plain delicious. The perfect mashed potato for your favorite gravy! I always heat up my milk in the microwave and add it to the potatoes (sometimes use half n half to make them creamier). You just can't go wrong with this classic recipe for comfort food!
Steps to make Mashed & Baked - Sweet Potatoes & Apples:
- Scrub the sweet potatoes, cut in half and place in a large pot of boiling salted water, until fork tender, about 40-50 minutes. Drain, and allow to slightly cool, in order to peel.
- While potatoes are boiling, heat a cup of water in a small sauce pan and add the apples. Lightly boil for 10-15 minutes.
- Drain the water and add 3 tablespoons of butter, half the brown sugar, and sauté the apples for 5 minutes. Add a dash of cinnamon.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel the potatoes and place in a large bowl. Mash them using a potato masher. Add the apples and continue to mash.
- Add the rest of the butter, heated milk, and brandy (optional) to the bowl. Blend well with a mixer. While mixing, add the sugar and a dash of cinnamon and all-spice.
- Scoop this mixture into a well-buttered casserole dish, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow this to cool for a few minutes. Top with crushed walnuts or slivered almonds.
Mashed potatoes can be made almost completely ahead. Do nearly everything - boil, peel and mash; stir in milk and salt - up to two days ahead. Adding butter at the last minute makes them taste freshly mashed. Noble Eats & Drinks In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt. Drain and return potatoes to pot.
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