Orange Yams Colonial Recipes

ORANGE YAMS COLONIAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325° F.
• Boil the yams in a covered pan of water until tender. Drain; drop in cold water and then slip off the skins. Rinse the cooked yams, chop and put in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, honey and orange juice/zest. Add to the yams and toss gently.
• Spoon into a buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden.

YAMS IN ORANGE SHELLS

Steps:

• Cut oranges in half, then carefully scoop out the pulp, keeping the orange shells intact.
• Remove membrane from oranges, then chop/dice the pulp, & set it aside.
• In a large saucepan, cook unpeeled, washed yams 40-45 minutes or until tender.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drain & peel yams.
• Mash yams together with the butter & preserves.
• Fold in the orange pulp, then season to taste with salt.
• Spoon yam mixture into the orange shells, & bake 15 minutes until heated through.

SOUTHERN YAMS WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Peel and slice the cooked potatoes very thin and place one layer in butter baking dish. top with a layer of orange slices, dot with butter, and sprinkle with sugar. Continue layering until you have 3 layers, ending with potatoes, butter, and then sugar.
• Mix the orange juice and lemon juice together; pour over and bake 1-1/2 hours.

ORANGE MARMALADE GLAZED YAMS OR SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. Drain Yams, reserving syrup.
• 3. Place yams side by side into a 8" x 8" baking dish.
• 4. Mix the marmalade with the reserved syrup.
• 5. Boil the mixture, stirring constantly, until it is the consistency of corn syrup.
• 6. Pour over the sweet potatoes.
• 7. Dot butter over top.
• 8. Sprinkle the top with coconut.
• 9. Bake 10 minutes covered with foil . remove foil and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until the coconut is golden.

MASHED YAMS IN ORANGE CUPS

Steps:

• Pierce each yam all over with fork. Working in 2 batches, cook yams in microwave 15 minutes. Turn yams over; cook until tender, about 12 minutes longer. Cut yams in half; scoop pulp into bowl. Add 3/4 cup marshmallow creme, butter, and syrup; mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk in eggs. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut thin slice from top and bottom of each orange to make flat surfaces. Cut oranges in half. Scoop out pulp; reserve for another use. Place orange cups on 2 baking sheets. Divide yam mixture equally among cups. Top each with dollop of marshmallow creme and 2 pecan halves. Bake until beginning to brown, about 30 minutes.