Heart Healthy Glazed Sweet Potatoes

For those who like sweet potatoes sweet, this is a great recipe. For all of us (except the person in the family who is not a sweet potato fan), this is a winning recipe. 

Ingredients:
l/4 cup water
2 tblsp brown sugar
2 tblsp honey or maple syrup or agave
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds sweet potatoes (4 large) peeled and cut into wedges

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 
2. Lightly coat a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. 
3. In a small bowl whisk water, brown sugar, honey/agave/syrup and olive oil until smooth. 
4. Place a single layer of sweet potatoes in the pan and pour the sauce over them and turning to coat. 
5. Cover and bake until tender (about 45 min.) 
6. Turn the sweet potatoes once or twice to coat. 
7. When tender, remove the cover and continue to bake for about 15 more minutes to set the glaze.

Notes:

• You can use yellow sweet potatoes, yams, Okinawan sweet potatoes, or any colored sweet potato. It all is excellent.

Salad: Field Club's Strawberry Salad

My good friend Suzanne introduced me to this salad. It is a sweet, yummy, summer salad.

Ingredients:
1 pkg romaine
1 pkg spinach
1 cup seedless grapes, halved
1 large container sliced strawberries
½ cup pine nuts or toasted slivered almonds, whichever you prefer
1-4 oz pkg crumbled feta cheese

Dressing:
½ cup honey
¼ tsp Worcester
¾ cup salad oil
1 tbsp poppy seeds
2 tbsp sesame seeds
¼ tsp paprika
1 tbsp diced green onions

Directions:
For dressing, place ingredients in a screw top jar and shake. Add to salad when you are ready to serve.

Other Notes:
I don't know how many this feeds, but it's a great salad to bring to a potluck.

Bread: Carol's Sweet Rolls & Ryan's Honey Wheat Version

My mother-in-law makes sweet buns that are fantastic and are a staple of the holiday season. A holiday season a few years ago, the husband acquired her sweet bun recipe. His are not quite the same as hers, and because we like whole wheat bread better, he adjusted the recipe for a honey wheat version. The recipe posted here is what the husband makes, with the honey wheat variation given at the end (in a very non-exact way). Enjoy!

Carol's Sweet Roll

Honey Wheat Sweet Buns

Carol's Sweet Rolls
Ingredients:
1 yeast packet in ¼ cup water
1 cup sugar
½ stick butter, melted
2 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups lukewarm water
7 cups flour

Directions:

1. Prepare the yeast in warm water according to yeast packet temperature directions.
2. Mix the sugar and salt into 4 cups of flour. '
3. Mix the butter, eggs, and water. Check to be sure the temperature of the wet ingredients is within 80-90ºF.
4. Mix the yeast and wet ingredients into the flour mixture.
5. Using the dough hook, knead to mix. Add 1 cup of remaining flour at a time, kneading to fully mix until all flour has been added.
6. Let dough raise in an oiled bowl in a warm location, covered by a tea towel, until it has doubled in size.
7. Oil heavy sheet pan. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Tear off small handfuls of dough. Roll each piece into a ball, and place on the oiled pan.
8. Let rolls raise in a warm location covered until rolls have grown to adequate size. At least 30 minutes, an hour is better.
9. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.
10. Remove from pan onto racks and brush with melted butter.

Ryan's Honey Wheat version of Carol's Sweet Buns
Ingredients and Directions:
Use whole wheat flour and honey. Top with rolled oats.

Other Notes:

• Makes a few dozen rolls. 
• For sweeter buns, don't add the sugar until after all the flour has been added.
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