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Very-Low-Fat Tsimmes

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1 servings

INGREDIENTS

6 c Raw sweet potatoes; peeled and sliced, (about 2#)
6 c Sliced; unpeeled cooking apples, such as Rome, (about 1.5#)
1 1/2 c Peeled; sliced carrots
1 c Small; pitted prunes, cut in half, or raisins
2 ts Grated orange peel
1/4 c Orange juice
1/4 c Honey; (can be omitted)
1 tb Light brown sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare 9x13 baking pan with spray coating. Layer half
of the potatoes in bottom of pan, then half of the apples, and half of the
carrots and prunes. Repeat layers. Combine remaining ingredients and
drizzle evenly over the layers. Cover securely with a sheet of aluminum
foil. Pierce with 8 1" slits as steam vents. Bake for 1 - 1.5 hours, or
until steamed and tender.
If you eat this on Rosh Hashana, you are guaranteed to have a sweet year.
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Zahava Koren <zkoren@euler.ecs.umass.edu> on Sep
7, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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