Apple - Sweet Potato Bake

Easy and Impressive

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  medium sweet potato, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 2  large apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch thick wedges
• 8  ounces deli ham (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice, mixed with
• 1  teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon butter

• Oat Topping

• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup old fashioned oats
• 2  teaspoons brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop in sweet potato slices. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
2. Alternate layers of sweet potato, apple and ham, if desired in lightly greased 3-quart baking dish.
3. Combine orange juice mixture, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Pour over sweet potato mixture.
4. Prepare oat topping. Mix flour, oats and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over sweet potato mixture.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until apples are fork-tender, oat topping is browned, and liquid begins to bubble.