Birchwood Inn & Restaurant

Temple, New Hampshire

Specialty Recipe

Sweet Potatoes-Chestnuts-Apples

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Served only on Thanksgiving at Birchwood Inn.

Ingredients:

3 pounds of sweet potatoes

3 apples, peeled and sliced

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 cup chestnuts, halved and roasted

1 stick sweet butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup honey

2 Tablespoons dark rum

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon mace

Bake sweet potatoes at 400 degrees; cool, peel, and slice. Toss apples with lemon juice. Butter 14-inch dish. Arrange potatoes and apples; sprinkle on chestnuts. Heat butter, brown sugar, honey, rum and spices, till sugar is melted. Pour over all. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes; baste occasionally. Broil until lightly browned.

Serves: 12

The Birchwood Sampler is a collection of recipes served in the Inn dining room. Compiled during many years of dining service at the Inn, it is available in the gift corner or upon written request. Bon Appetit!

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