Spiced Sweet Potato Pear Casserole With Bourbon Sy... Recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 then butter a rectangular baking dish.
2. Stir butter, syrup, nectar, vanilla, bourbon and orange juice in small saucepan over medium.
3. Heat until butter melts then increase heat and boil 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat then whisk in cinnamon, nutmeg and salt then set aside.
5. Arrange one third of the sweet potato slices in the buttered dish.
6. Top with half of the pear slices then one third of the sweet potato slices.
7. Arrange remaining potatoes and pears on top overlapping slightly.
8. Sprinkle lightly with salt if desired then pour syrup mixture over all.
9. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil then bake one hour.
10. Uncover and bake until sweet potatoes are completely tender basting occasionally with syrup.