Roast Pork Loin With Yam-stuffed Apples

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Meat	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		4-pound pork boneless top
		loin roast
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Pepper
1	t	Dried sage, crushed
8		Medium, tart baking apples
1		Yam or sweet potato, cooked
		mashed
1/4	c	Packed brown sugar
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
2	T	Slivered almonds
2	T	Butter or margarine, melted
1/4	c	Maple syrup
		Pan drippings
		Water
3	T	All-purpose flour

INSTRUCTIONS

ROAST PORK LOIN: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Sprinkle pork roast with
salt and pepper; rub with sage. Place in shallow roasting pan. Insert
meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of pork and  does
not rest in fat. Roast, uncovered 1 hour. Drain pan drippings;
reserve.  YAM-STUFFED APPLES: Core each apple from stem end, making
1-1/4 inch  diameter hole, leaving bottom of apple intact. Pare 1-inch
strip  around top of each. Mash pulp; mix with remaining ingredients
except  Pork Gravy. Fill apples with yam mixture. Arrange apples around
pork.  Bake about 1 hour or until meat thermometer registers 170
degrees.  Remove pork and apples to warm platter; keep warm. Prepare
Pork  Gravy; serve with pork and apples.  PORK GRAVY: Strain reserved
drippings and additional drippings from  roasting pan. Remove fat;
reserve 3 tablespoons. Add enough water to  drippings to measure 2 cups
liquid. Stir 3 tablespoons all-purpose  flour into reserved fat in
1-1/2 quart saucepan. Cook over low heat,  stirring constantly until
smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir  in liquid. Heat to boiling,
stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1  minute.  BETTY CROCKER RECIPE
From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which
contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 139 Calories From Fat: 51 Total Fat: 5.8g Cholesterol: 22.4mg Sodium: 307mg Potassium: 138.1mg Carbohydrates: 16.3g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 12.7g Protein: 5.9g