Yams with Carmelized Onions

Ingredients:

2 lbs. yams

4 tablespoons butter

½ cup maple syrup

salt & pepper to taste

1 large onion, sliced vertically

2 tablespoons butter

Instructions:

Place yams on baking sheet at 400 degrees & bake until tender (about 45 minutes - 1 hour). Let cool enough to handle. Slip off skins.

While Yams are baking make carmelized onions. Melt butter in a medium saute pan over medium high heat. Add onions, stirring occasionally until golden. Set aside.

Place yams in a bowl and mash. Melt butter and pour over yams. Add maple syrup, salt and pepper, mix. Pour into serving bowl and top with caramelized onions.