Sweet Potato Surprise - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 oz.) can whole sweet potatoes, halved
1 1/4 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. shredded orange peel
1 lb. can apricot halves
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. pecan halves

Preparation

Place sweet potatoes in greased baking dish.
In saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon and orange peel. Drain apricots, reserving syrup.
Stir 1 cup of syrup into cornstarch mixture.
Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Boil 2 minutes.
Add apricots, butter and pecans.
Pour over sweet potatoes.
Bake, uncovered, at 375\u00b0 for 25 minutes.