Sweet Potato And Banana Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 lbs sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 medium bananas, about 2 1/2 lbs
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes; place in large saucepan with salt. add boiling water to cover; bring to boil over high heat. cover pan and reduce heat to low; simmer 30-35 minutes or until potatoes are tender. drain, peel and cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4" thick slices.
• 2 preheat oven to 375. using butter, margarine or solid vegetable shortening, thoroughly grease a 2 qt deep casserole dish.
• 3 peel bananas; cut into 1/4" thick slices. in medium bowl, place bananas and orange juice; toss to coat. in small bowl, mix brown sugar with cinnamon. set aside.
• 4 in bottom of prepared casserole dish, arrange 1/3 of the potato slices in a single layer, overlapping the slices slightly. top with half of the banana slices and sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture. dot with 1/3 of the butter.
• 5 repeat layering with another 1/3 of the potato slices and the remaining bananas, reserving some bananas for the top. sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture and 1/3 of the butter. top with remaining potato slices; arrange several banana slices on top. sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture; dot with remaining butter and pour on rest of orange juice. bake 45 minutes or until bubbly.