Candied Yam with Coconut

Title:
Candied Yam with Coconut

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Potatoes




Ingredients:





     3 md Louisiana yams


   1/3 c  Brown sugar; firmly packed


   1/2 c  Hot water


   1/4 ts Salt


     3 tb Butter or margarine; melted


   1/4 c  Coconut; shredded






 Cook yams in skins until nearly tender. Peel and halve. Arrange in greased


 shallow 1-quart baking pan. Combine sugar, water, salt, and butter; pour


 over yams. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 15 minutes, basting


 occasionally. Sprinkle top with coconut; bake 10 minutes longer, or until


 lightly browned.


 


 NOTES : This booklet was prepared by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission.


 


 Recipe by: 75 Easy Yam Recipes with a Romantic Past


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #891 by NGavlak@aol.com on Nov 8, 1997