Ingredients

  • 4 medium yams
  • 12 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons raw sugar or 3 tablespoons unbleached cane sugar or 1 12 tablespoons honey
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup tamari-flavored roasted sunflower seeds (or plain)
  • oil
  • black pepper or white pepper

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Bake yams in oven until 3/4 way cooked.
  • Cool, peel the yams and place in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the orange juice, sugar or honey and salt; whip with hand-mixer until fluffy.
  • Stir in half of the sunflower seeds.
  • Spoon the yam mixture into a greased casserole dish, then top with remaining sunflower seeds.
  • Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
  • Serve hot.
  • Season with pepper to taste.
  • Accept me for who I yam.