Orange Candied Sweet Potatoes

 

from A Coalcracker In The Kitchen

The recipe, and instructions, below are all from a post from A CoalCracker In the Kitchen, Lori Fogg.  After her death, her blog was removed from the internet.  This is a saved version of her Recipe & Notes.

Ingredients

• 6 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds)
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Several hours before use, place sweet potatoes in a large pot, cover with water, bring to boil, then cook until just fork tender. Remove from water, allow to cool completely. Peel, slice into 1/4 inch slices. Set aside.
2. Layer sweet potato slices in a 2 quart casserole dish. Combine remaining ingredients in saucepan. Bring to boil, pour syrup over sweet potatoes. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Serve warm.

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Index Of Coalcracker Recipes on This Blog
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-coalcraker-in-kitchen.html

From Lori's now archived blog:
What is a “Coalcracker” and what the heck are you doing in the kitchen?
“Coalcracker“: Affectionate term for a resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, but particularly of the Anthracite (coal) Region (Scranton to the Lehigh Valley to Schuylkill County).

With the expansion of the mining and railroad industries. English, Welsh, Irish and German (the “Dutch” (Deutsch) in Pennsylvania Dutch) immigrants formed a large portion of the population, followed by Polish, Slovak, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Italian, Russian and Lithuanian immigrants.

The influence of these immigrant populations is still strongly felt in the region, with various towns possessing pronounced ethnic characters and cuisine. Throw in some influence from the Pennsylvania Dutch of the Schuylkill County and Lehigh Valley areas and you have a sampling of Coal Region comfort foods!

The Coal Region is a historically important Anthracite (“hard coal”) coal-mining area in Northeastern Pennsylvania in the central Appalachian Mountains, comprising Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Schuylkill, Northumberland, and the extreme northeast corner of Dauphin counties.