Kittencal's Layered Baked Candied Yams

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs yams or 4 lbs sweet potatoes
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, well packed
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature (no subs!)
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 teaspoon spice

Recipe

• 1 set oven 400°f.
• 2 wrap each yam in foil then prick holes in each.
• 3 place on a baking sheet and bake until just fork tender (do not overbake) this should take anywhere from 1 to 1-1/2 hours depending on the size of the yams.
• 4 carefully remove the foil and allow the yams to cool completely (this may be done up to 1 day ahead).
• 5 using fingers remove the skins from yams.
• 6 slice into about 1-inch slices crosswise.
• 7 for the topping; in a bowl combine the brown sugar, soft butter, nuts and spice; using your fingers mix until crumbly.
• 8 butter a 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 9 layer half of the sliced yams into bottom of the dish, then sprinkle with half of topping.
• 10 layer the remaining yams on top then sprinkle the remaining half of the topping on top.
• 11 bake at 400°f until the topping melts and is bubbling (about 20 minutes).