Brandied Sweet Potato Apple Gratin Recipes

POTATO AND APPLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and lightly oil a 9 by 9-inch glass or ceramic casserole dish. Shingle one layer of potatoes to cover the bottom of the casserole dish. Sprinkle over with some of the sliced onions, then layer with some of the sliced apples. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat the layering process until the entire product is used, making sure you finish with a layer of potatoes. When using a microwave, be sure to wrap the casserole in plastic and poke 2 holes in the plastic. Cook at high heat for 15 minutes. Remove the plastic and transfer to the preheated oven. Cook until well browned, approximately 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and bake until melted and lightly browned.
• When using the oven, cover the casserole or wrap with aluminum foil bake 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until well browned. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and bake until melted and lightly browned.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine apples and lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Add the sweet potatoes and the next 4 ingredients (sweet potatoes through pepper).
• Place the sweet potato mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, stirring after 25 minutes.
• Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form to measure 1 cup.
• Combine breadcrumbs, oil, and nutmeg; sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until golden.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

SWEET POTATO, APPLE AND ONION GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 13X6 inch oval baking dish.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Toss apples with flour in medium bowl.
• Arrange half of sweet potatoes in bottom of prepared dish.
• Top with half of apple slices.
• Arrange remaining potatoes and then remaining apples.
• Cover with sauteed onions.
• Pour stock over all.
• Bake until sweet potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Mix breadcrumbs, cheese and bacon in small bowl, then sprinkle mixture over potatoes.
• Bake an additional 20 minutes.
• Broil until topping browns, if needed.
• Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

BRANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until soft.
• ;peel and put in mixing bowl.
• Beat with electric mixer.
• Add eggs, cream, and spices and sugar to taste.
• Beat until light (should be the consistency of thick batter).
• Stir in liquor.
• Taste, and add more liquor if desired.
• Pour into casserole dish.
• Melt butter for topping and combine all topping ingredients; spread evenly over the top of casserole.
• Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 25-30 minutes, or until warmed through and topping is browned.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook 25 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, cool and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Layer sweet potatoes, brown sugar mixture and apples in the prepared baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, butter and pecans. Sprinkle over the sweet potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.

BRANDIED POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and yams. With a food processor or vegetable slicer, cut them into very thin (about 1/8 inch) slices.
• Line the bottome of a buttered 2 1/2 to 3 quart shallow casserole with an overlapping layer of alternating potato and yam slices. Sprinkle lightly with pepper. Repeat layers to use all potatoes and yams.
• Mix the chicken broth with the brandy; pour over potatoes. Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven until tender when pierced (about 1 1/4 hours). Uncover and top potatoes with cheeses. Continue baking until cheese topping melts and is browned, about 15 minutes. Add salt to taste.

SWEET POTATO AND ONTARIO APPLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Arrange half of the sliced sweet potatoes over the bottom of an 8-inch round (2 L) baking dish. Arrange half of the sliced onion rings over the sweet potatoes and half of the sliced apples over the onion. Repeat these layers with remaining ingredients.
• In medium bowl, whisk together milk, flour, mustard, salt and pepper. Drizzle over apples. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is bubbly and golden and potatoes and apples are tender, approximately 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• *Variety Tip: For best results, use Ontario Empire, Golden Delicious, Spartan, Cortland or Northern Spy apples.

BRANDIED SWEET POTATO-APPLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Make it now: in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the sweet potatoes, 2 tablespoons of the butter, the brown sugar, corn syrup, brandy, cinnamon, and nutmeg at medium speed, until smooth.
• Coat the inside of a 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spread half of the sweet potato mixture in the dish; top with a layer of apples, then the remaining sweet potato mixture.
• Cover the sweet potatoes with the remaining apple slices, arranging them in an artful pattern.
• Brush the top of the apples with the remaining butter, completely coating the apples so they don't discolor.
• Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
• Bake it later: defrost the casserole in the refrigerator overnight, if necessary.
• Preheat the oven to 350°; allow casserole to come to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the apples are golden brown; serve hot.