Wolfgang's Gratin of Sweet Potatoes with Sundried Fruits

Title:
Wolfgang's Gratin of Sweet Potatoes with Sundried Fruits

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Morning,
America




Ingredients:





     4 tb (2 ounces) unsalted butter


     1 lb Granny Smith apples; peeled,


          -cored, quartered and cut


          -into 1/4 inch slices


 1 1/2 lb Sweet potatoes or yams;


          -peeled and cut into


          -thinly-sliced rounds


     1 c  Sundried cherries; apricots,


          -etc


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Cinnamon


   1/4 ts Freshly ground white pepper


          Freshly grated nutmeg


 1 1/4 c  Heavy cream; half anf half,


          -or milk


   1/2 c  Fresh bread crumbs






 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.


 


 2. In a 10-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Over medium-high heat,


 saut? the apples until slightly caramelized, 6 to 8 minutes. Add sundried


 fruits.


 


 3. Place the potatoes in a medium bowl and season with salt, cinnamon,


 pepper and nutmeg. Pour over the cream and mix well.


 


 4. Butter a 10-inch grain dish and layer with half the potatoes, one


 overlapping the other. Cover with the apples and arrange the remaining


 potatoes on top. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour, or


 until the potatoes are tender. Remove from the oven.


 


 5. Turn the oven to 500 degrees F. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the


 potatoes and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Return to the


 oven to brown, watching carefully to prevent burning. Serve immediately.


 


 To prepare ahead: Through step 4, baking for 30 minutes and continuing with


 the recipe at serving time. Yield: 6 servings


 


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 Busted by Barb on 2/21/98


 


 Recipe by: Wolfgang Puck


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "abprice@wf.net" 
on Mar 22,


 1998