Baked Yams

"T" an Gene Van Asten brought this dish to our Christmas potluck. It is so very festive and really tasty.
Thanks "T" and Gene for a wonderful recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 yams, medium sized
• 2 cups pineapple juice.
• 10 cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 can pineapple rings-20 0z.

Directions:

1. Wash,puncture yams several times with a table fork. Microwave raw unpeeled yams for 10 minutes.
2. Peel and slice yams,  arrange on glass baking dish.
3. Arrange pineapple rings over the top of the cooked yams.
4. In a small saucepan dissolve cornstarch in pineapple juice and then bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Simmer until mixture becomes thick ad turns clear in color.
5. Pour thickened mixture evenly over yams and pineapple rings.
6. Place a cranberry in the center of each ring.
7. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or yams are tender.

Tips from Verna's Test Kitchen.

1. I would pick out yams that where very chubby so that the pineapple would not hang over the side.
2. Maybe cut the yams about 1 1/2 inches thick
3. Enjoy a wonderful recipe.