Happy Thanksgiving!! Card & Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Today is the day in the USA that we celebrate Thanksgiving.  I am very thankful for all the blessings in my life....my family, my friends, my home, my talents, and all of my blogging and message board friends.  As we gather together today with family to give thanks, I would like to share this card with you and say thank you for being a visitor to my blog and for all the lovely comments you leave for me.  I used CPS sketch 194 for this card:

      Supplies:
        Cardstock, stamps, ribbon, punches: Stampin' Up!
        Die cuts: Cricut Expression with Gypsy, MS Elegant Cakes and
            George (orange cardstock), and A Child's Year (leaf) 
        Markers: Copic
        Distress Ink: Tim Holtz
        Brad: Making Memories
        Other: Hemp twine, sewing machine and thread

For our family tradition, we gather together and each bring a dish.  I usually bring the sweet potatoes.  I used to make my sweet potatoes with the marshmallow topping, but I started making this a couple of years ago and it has become a big hit........even those that don't much care for the sweet potatoes love this dish.  Here is the recipe:

Orange Caramel Sweet Potatoes with Apples and Pecan Streusel

(I have not baked it yet for this photo)

Ingredients:
5-6 lbs Sweet Potatoes
1/2 tsp salt
2-3 med Granny Smith apples
2 tsp butter
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Place sweet potatoes and salt in a large stock pot and cover with water.  Summer until a knife penetrates the sweet potatoes with no resistance.  Drain water and put the sweet potatoes into the fridge until cool.

Peel, core, and slice apples.  Saute in butter until apples are browned on the edges.  Add cinnamon.  Let cool.

Orange Caramel Sauce:
1 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 oranges - zest and juice

Place all ingredients into sauce pan and boil until thickened and starts to resemble caramel.  Take off the heat and set aside.

Pecan Streusel topping:
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oats
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans, crushed

Combine dry ingredients, mix well.  Add the butter and crumble.

To assemble:
Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1/4 inch disks.  Place in a 9 x 11 baking dish with the apples.  Pour the orange caramel over the top.  Add the pecan streusel to the top.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until browned on top.  You can make this dish 1-2 days before and keep in the fridge.  Just pull out and bake before serving.  Enjoy!!


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