Carolyn’s Holiday Sweet Potatoes

Christmas dinner isn’t dinner without Carolyn’s signature sweet potatoes.

6 medium sweet potatoes (Garnet variety if available)
1/2 stick of butter plus one tablespoon
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
salt
2 tablespoons Cointreau or Gran Marnier
2 cups mini-marshmallows

Wash potatoes and cut off the ends.  Cook in oven at 350 degrees until soft; about one hour.  You can cook them in a microwave if preferred. Cool to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Cut potatoes into 1/2" thick slices and arrange the rounds in a buttered baking dish so that each round overlaps it's neighbor.

In a sauce pan, melt 1/2 stick butter.  Add sugar and dissolve.  Add orange juice and liquor and stir.  Drizzle over the potatoes.  Dot potatoes with remaining butter and sprinkle with some salt.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Add the marshmallows and broil for 2 minutes, until browned and soft.