Busters Recipes

Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole

2 pounds fresh sweet potatoes
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg
Salt
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled,cored and quartered
1/2 cup granola cereal
Apple wedges for garnish
Preheat oven to 375. To prepare sweet potatoes, peeel with vegetable peeler.
Cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/2 inch slices.
Grease 2 quart casserole or baking pan with 1 tablespoon buttter. Mix brown
sugar, cinnamon and mace in a small bowl. Place 1/3 of of potato slices to
prepared casserole. Sprinkle with salt to taste. Crumble half the sugar
mixture over potatoes and dot with 1 tablespoon butter.
Slice each apple quarter into 4 wedges. Layer half the apples on top of
potatoes in casserole. Repeat layers. Yop with remaining potatoes and 1
tablespoon butter. Cover with lib or foil.
Bake 25 minutes. Uncover; spoon pan liquid over potatoes. Sprinkle with
granola; bake 35 minutes more or until potatoes are fork-tender. Garnish, if
desired.
Makes 6 side-dish servings.