Sweet Potato and Pear Puree



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Sweet Potato and Pear Puree

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Posted by ADMIN at 09/26/2007 06:36 | 0 comments

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 13x9x2" glass baking dish. Pierce
potatoes in several places with fork. Place on baking sheet; bake until
very tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven.
Reduce temperature to 350 degrees.

Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medum-high heat.
Add pears; saute until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup
nectar; bring to simmer. Reduce heat tomedium-low; cover and simmer until
pears are very tender, stirring often and adding more nectar if mixture
sticks to skillet, about 4 minutes. Transfer to processor and puree.

Peel sweet potatoes; place in large bowl of electric mixer. Add 4
tablespoons butter; beat until smooth. Mix in pear puree, sugar, cinnamon
and cardamom. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared dish.

*** Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

Ingredients:

5 lb Sweet potatoes
6 tb Unsalted butter, room
-temperature
4 lg Bartlett pears, firm but
-ripe, peeled, cored & cut
-into 1/3" thick slices
3/4 c Pear nectar, canned
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground cardamom, generous

Serves:

8 Servings 		 
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