Candied yams

| Cuisine of the United States

Ingredients

• 6 yams
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbs. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
2. Boil yams in skins until about half done.
3. Drain water from yams, remove skins, and cut in cubes.
4. Place cubes in a greased baking dish and dot with margarine.
5. Make a syrup by boiling brown sugar, water, and vanilla together. Pour over the yams.
6. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, basting frequently with syrup. Cook until yams are tender.

This recipe reuses material from the article Candied yams at Wikipedia under the GFDL.