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Whole Baked Sweet Potatoes

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Sweet potatoes are baked then seasoned with salt and paprika or cinnamon and sugar.

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, even in size
  • vegetable oil
  • butter
  • salt and paprika or cinnamon sugar

Preparation:

Scrub sweet potatoes; brush each with vegetable oil. Arrange potatoes on oven rack and bake at 450° for 35 to 45 minutes, until tender. Remove at once and prick with a fork to let steam out. Cut a 1 1/2-inch cross in the center of each potato. Hold each potato with pot holder and press upwards until filling "bursts" up through the cuts.
Top with butter and sprinkle with salt and paprika or a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
Serves 4.

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Good as Mother madeOctober 28, 2008By 1954mother
"I looked at many recipes and found this one like my Mother use to make . And they were good as she made too ."

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