4 lg or 6 small white OR orange sweet potatoes, peeled & halved lengthwise
salt and pepper
2 cups fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 tsp ground cinnamon
grated zest of 1 large orange
4 tbs butter, chilled and cut into pieces

preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

steam or microwave the sweet potatoes until almost tender, 12-15 minutes. arrange in a buttered 1 1/2 qt casserole and season to taste with salt and pepper. sprinkle the cranberries over the sweet potatotes. in a food processor, process the flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, orange rind, and butter until crumbly. or mix the dry ingredients and orange rind, and cut the butter into the mixture. sprinkle the flour mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes. bake 20 minutes, or until the cranberries are tender, and serve hot.

serves 4-6