Sweet Potato Pones

• 7 sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 6 egg yolks
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper
• 3 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice*
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon rubbed sage

1. Peel potatoes, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices; set aside.
2. Melt butter in a skillet; add onion, and saute until tender. Remove onion from skillet, reserving drippings.
3. Sprinkle sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon salt. Cook in batches in skillet until browned and almost tender, turning once. Place potatoes in a greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
4. Combine whipping cream, egg yolks, and eggs in a large bowl; stir in 2 teaspoons salt and next 7 ingredients. Pour over potatoes. Place dish in a shallow roasting pan; add hot water to pan to depth of 1 inch.
5. Bake at 350u0b0 for 45 minutes. Remove dish from water; cool. Chill 8 hours.
6. Remove from dish, and cut into desired shapes. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
7. Bake at 400u0b0 for 12 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
8. *A pinch of ground nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon may be substituted.

sweet potatoes, butter, onion, salt, whipping cream, egg yolks, eggs, salt, cracked pepper, orange rind, lemon rind, ground ginger, walnuts, sage

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-potato-pones (may not work)