Sweet Potato And Banana Puree - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. peeled, diced sweet potatoes
3 ripe bananas
6 Tbsp. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
2 Tbsp. rum
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
salt to taste
1 c. toasted, sliced almonds

Preparation

Place the sweet potatoes in a medium-size saucepan and add water to cover.
Cook covered until very tender; drain.
Cut bananas into 1-inch pieces and puree in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
Add the hot sweet potatoes, 4 tablespoons of the butter, the rum and brown sugar.
Process until smooth.
Add the nutmeg and salt to taste; process just to blend.
Keep warm. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet.
Add the almonds and saute until lightly browned.
Sprinkle with a little salt.
Top each serving of the sweet potato puree with a generous amount of the toasted almonds.
Yields 8 servings.