Baked Chipotle Sweet Potato Fries

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Ingredients:

• 1 medium sweet potato
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chili
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425
• In a medium bowl toss sweet potatoes with olive oil salt garlic powder and chipotle chile powder
• Spread potatoes on a baking sheet Avoid crowding so potatoes get crisp Bake 15 minutes Turn and bake an additional 10-15 minutes Ovens may vary so keep an eye on them and be sure to cut all the potatoes the same size to ensure even cooking

Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes With Pecans

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Ingredients:

• 6 large sweet potatoes
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar packed
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 9 pecan halves

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 Bake potatoes until very tender -- about 1 hour and 20 minutes Let cool and reduce oven heat to 350
• Scoop potatoes out of peels and mash until desired texture Stir in remaining ingredients and place in casserole dish 9 X 9
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over potatoes Bake until done at 350 -- about 1/2 hours
• Optional stud with 9 pecan halves at even intervals before returning to oven just to make it look pretty

Sweet and Spicy Yams

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Ingredients:

• 4 medium yams peeled and sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon orange peel finely shredded
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice

Steps:

• In a large skillet
• bring 1 of water to a boil
• Add yams
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until they are tender
• Drain
• In a small bowl
• mix orange peel
• orange juice
• brown sugar
• salt
• cinnamon and allspice
• Pour over yams in skillet
• Cook and stir until bubbly
• Simmer
• uncovered
• for 5 minutes
• spooning sauce over potatoes occasionally to make a glaze