Stuffed Yams

Ingredients:

• 6 yams - medium sized
• ½ cup of orange juice
• 3 TBS butter
• 1 tsp. Salt
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 can (8 ounce size) drained, crushes, pineapple

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Wash yams and bake for 1 hour or until done.
• Allow potatoes to cool to touch.
• Cut strips lengthwise on top of each yam and gently scoop out the pulp. Be sure to leave the shell intact.
• Mix the pulp you removed from the yams with the orange juice, butter and salt.
• Using an electric mixer, beat at medium speed until fluffy.
• Stir in the drained pineapple.
• Stuff the shells of the yams with the fluffy mixture and sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.