Title: SWEET POTATO, APPLE AND ONION GRATIN
Categories: Vegetables, Cheese
Yield: 12 servings
1 lb Sweet potatoes,peel & slice
2 tb Unsalted butter (1/4 stick)
1 lb Onions, thinly sliced
3/4 lb Granny Smith apples, peeled
Cored & thin sliced
3 tb Flour
1/2 c Chicken stock or broth
3/4 c Fresh breadcrumbs
3/4 c Cheddar, sharp,coarse grated
6 Lean bacon slices, cooked
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 13X6 inch oval
baking dish. Slice sweet potatoes into 1/4" thick
slices. 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. Maintain oven
temperature. Mix breadcrumbs, cheese and bacon
(crumbled) in small bowl. Sprinkle mixture over
gratin. Bake an additional 20 minutes. Preheat
broiler. Broil until topping browns. (This has not
been necessary any time I have made this recipe as the
oven browns the topping just fine for me). Cool 5
minutes and serve. Substitution: Use Butternut or
Acorn squash instead of the sweet potatoes. Source:
Bon Appetit, Dec 1991 issue (adjusted for personal
preferences). Typed by: Diane Newbury
