Autumn Sweet Potatoes Recipe

1 hr COOK TIME

Yields 12 to 14 servings SERVINGS

Ingredients

3 to 4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 can (20 ounces) apple pie filling
1 cup golden raisins
1 tablespoon allspice
4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

Topping:

1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

Layer sweet potatoes, pie filling, and raisins in a 12-inch Dutch oven. Sprinkle with allspice. Top with butter.Cover with the lid, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour, using 10 coals underneath the oven and 16 coals on top.Meanwhile, combine the topping ingredients in a saucepan and heat over a camp stove or a bed of 10 to 12 coals until the sugar clings to the pecans.Pour topping onto a plastic cutting board to cool, then chop coarsely and sprinkle over potatoes.

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Reprinted with permission from Dutch Oven: Cajun and Creole by Bill Ryan, published by Gibbs Smith.

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