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Celina Swartz

Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2-4 large sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 2-4 tbsp Butter

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub the dirt off of each sweet potato. Use a fork to poke 10 sets of holes in the skins of each potato. Then wrap each tightly in aluminum foil.
  2. Place on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour, or until soft. Carefully remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and unwrap. Slice them each in half length-wise.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to each sweet potato to top. Season with salt and pepper. ENJOY!

Notes

For a sweeter option top with butter and 1 tbsp brown sugar and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon