Fall Favorite Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 6 large sweet potatoes
• 1/4 lb butter, softened
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup madeira wine
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
• butter, as needed
• chopped pecans (optional) or walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour or until tender. Reset oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Mash the sweet potatoes, adding butter, cream, and Madeira. Add cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and orange rind, adjust seasonings, and place in a buttered baking dish. Dot with butter, sprinkle with optional pecans or walnuts, and bake for 25 minutes.