Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1.8 cups firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 2 tablespoons orange rind grated
• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 8 large sweet potatoes 
• 0.8 cup water 
• 10 servings yam variation 

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water to cover 35 to 40 minutes or until tender.
2. Let cool to touch; peel, and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
3. Combine sugar, butter, cinnamon, and pecans. Arrange a layer of potatoes in a lightly greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan.
4. Sprinkle half of sugar mixture over potatoes. Repeat layers.
5. Add water, and sprinkle with orange rind.
6. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.