Sweet Potato

[Natooke]

Would anyone have a suggestion/receipt they would like to share ?
I would like to try something different than my usual one

[Brandy]

I'll have to dig up my candied yams recipe (I use sweet potatoes - not sure what the difference is)

But I usually just throw them in the oven like a regular baked potato. They are harder to stick with a fork when raw and take a little longer to cook, but they are delicious just the way they are! Put some foil under them as they will leak.

We don't put anything on them when we eat them either - just plain. MMM good!

[Natooke]

Hi Brandy

Yes the Sweet Potato & Yams are two different types of root/veg ... but, for me when making a dish with either of them makes no difference.

This is the one i use.

Baked Sweet Potato
3 cups/750ml. cooked, mashed sweet potato
1/2 cup/125ml. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup/50ml. milk
1/4 cup/50ml. butter
Topping
1/2 cup/125ml. brown sugar
1/3 cup/75ml. flour ...
1/4 cup/50ml. melted butter
1 cup/250ml. chopped pecans or walnuts

Combine sweet potato,sugar,eggs,milk and butter. Place in a buttered (2 L) ovenproof casserole.
Combine the topping ingredients. Mix well (like that going to do it all it's self ) Sprinkle on top of potato mixture.
Bake, covered (foil) at (180 c) for 1 hour or until thoroughly heated.

[Brandy]

Natooke, That sounds really good! I'll have to try it.

Yesterday, for our Thanksgiving party, I did candied sweet potatoes. It calls for

6 sweet potatoes - I find 4 is plenty!
cooked, and halved lentghwise or 2 16 oz cans whole sweet potatoes, drained

1/2 cup dark corn syrup (I had molasses and it worked great!)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar - now found at Prix
1/4 cup butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 170^¤. Arrange potatoes in cook-and-serve baking dish.

In a 1 qt saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, corn syrup and butter; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occassionally, 5 minutes. Pour syrup over sweet potatoes.

Bake 20 minutes or until potatoes are well glazed, basting often with with.

To serve: Spoon syrup over potatoes.



It is easiest to boil the sweet potatoes to cook them for this recipe. DO NOT PEEL them. Boil them in salt water and reduce heat when boiling. Simmer for about 30-40 minutes or until fork tender. Drain and peel. (I stuck them under cold water first. When I touched them - the skin comes right off.)

The cook book suggests using cinnamon, cloves, allspice or nutmeg as seasonings for sweet potatoes. (separate from the above recipe.)

I love sweet potatoes. They are so much healthier and you don't need to put any extras on them, but it is fun to do something special with them, too!