The holidays are right around the corner! They bring opportunity to relish household customs AND opportunity to incorporate new customs! (See “Turkey Traditions” for a fun family activity.) Favorite recipes are one of the most common markers for holiday tradition. ‘Round these parts, there are certain foods that MUST be made in order for a holiday to be a holiday!
I hope you’ll keep your tribes kitchen traditions, but in the event you’re ready to add a new one, DoAhead Dining will be featuring our family’s favorite recipes over the next few weeks. Today I’m sharing one of the best renditions of cooked yam I’ve ever tasted. It’s perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Straight from my sister-in-laws kitchen…
Yummy Yams!
Ingredients:
Yams (3-5 medium sized)
Heaving Whipping Cream (16 oz.)
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Salt
Pepper
Peel, then thinly slice yams. Lightly grease a casserole dish (I use my Corning Ware dish that is roughly 9 X 13). Place a layer of yams in the bottom of the dish. Season to taste with salt, pepper, brown sugar and cinnamon. Layer and repeat seasoning. Continue this process until all your yams have been used or you reach the top of your dish! Pour whipping cream over the yams until the cooking dish is approximately 1/2 full of cream.
Cook 1 hour at 350 degrees (or until yam is tender). Word of caution. Be careful not to cook too long or the cream may “curdle”. Once cooked you may place your oven’s temperature on the lowest setting (175 degrees) and keep warm until serving time.
That’s it DoAheads! The yummiest yams ever!
Yowsa!
Your DoAhead Friend,
Hi Cindy! For the yams have you ever done them the day before, refrigerated and then re-warmed the next day?
Hey Mary! I’ve never pre-cooked and then “intentionally” served the next day but yes…I’ve made them for Thanksgiving and then warmed them up as a leftover. I think they do well. The biggest challenge with this recipe is to make sure the cream doesn’t curdle. When you re-heat I would go “low and slow”. You’ve peaked my interest though! I think this year I should try them as a full-blown DoAhead recipe. I’ll let you know how it goes next year! Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂