Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

about 6 medium sweet potatoes
1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 c. orange juice
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Pare sweet potatoes; cut each lengthwise in half.
Arrange in ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
In small saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, salt and orange peel. Slowly stir orange juice into sugar mixture.
Add butter; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Pour hot orange juice mixture over sweet potatoes in casserole.
Cover; bake 1 hour, basting occasionally.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.