Orange-Ginger Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 large sweet potatoes (approx. 5 lbs)
3/4 cup butter
1/3 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons candied ginger (minced)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup dark rum (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375F.
Bake potatoes on a cookie sheet until soft (approx. 1.5 hrs).
When cool enough to handle, peel and chunk potatoes into a large bowl.
Add butter and other ingredients and toss to mix.
Mash potatoes thoroughly or puree in a blender. A hand mixer works well also.
Lower oven temperature to 350F.
Turn mashed potatoes into a casserole dish and dot the top with a bit of additional butter.
Bake 30-40 minutes until hot.
NOTE: This can be made ahead of time. Bring the mashed potato mixture to room temperature before dotting with butter and baking until hot.