
  Categories: Vegetables, Side dish, Holiday
       Yield: 8 servings
     1/2 c  Butter or margarine
      32 oz Sweet potatoes; drained*
     1/4 c  Maple syrup
     1/2 c  Salted sunflower nuts
   *Or 2 lbs.fresh sweet potatoes, pared and cooked in water to cover
   until tender. 1. Place butter in baking dish and place in oven to
   melt as oven preheats. 2. Prepare potatoes. They should be left whole
   if small, or cut into 2-inch chunks if large. 3. Turn potatoes in
   melted butter in baking dish until coated on all sides. 4. Drizzle
   syrup evenly over potatoes 5. Sprinkle with the sunflower nuts. 6.
   Bake at 350' for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. 7. Transfer
   to serving dish.
    Servings - 4 You can prepare the dish ahead and bake it just before
   serving. I've made this the last couple of years and everyone seems
   to like it even better than the marshmallow-topped ones.