Rum Glazed Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. sweet potatoes, prick with fork before baking
3 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cut lengthwise into eighths and tossed with 1/4 c. lemon juice
1 c. halved roasted chestnuts (this vacuum packed at specialty shops)
1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. honey
2 Tbsp. dark rum
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground mace

Preparation

Bake potatoes in preheated 400\u00b0 oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour until tender.
Let cool.
Peel and cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices.
Arrange potatoes and apples in buttered 14-inch gratin dish and sprinkle the mixture with chestnuts.
In stainless steel or enameled saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, honey, rum, cinnamon, ginger and mace; cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until the brown sugar is dissolved.
Spoon the syrup over the potatoes, apples and chestnuts mixture and bake in hot 400\u00b0 oven, basting occasionally, for approximately 30 minutes, or until apples are tender and potatoes are heated through.
Put dish under broiler and brown lightly.
Serves 8.