Sunday's Food Tip: A Sweet Way to Serve Sweet Potatoes

Peeling, cutting, baking, and then mashing sweet potatoes can take a lot of time. Besides, it's a lot of work.

Try this easier, sweet way to serve sweet potatoes. I learned it years ago from my friend Jean, and I've been serving sweet potatoes this way ever since.



BAKED SWEET POTATOES

1 small sweet potato per person

Vegetable Oil

Cinnamon & Sugar in a convenient shaker bottle, or mix sugar and cinnamon yourself in a small bowl




Scrub the potatoes with a vegetable brush under running water. Pat the potatoes dry with a paper towel.

Rub a little vegetable oil over the clean and dry sweet potatoes. Place them on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F. until soft, 30 to 50 minutes, depending on size.

Serve potatoes whole, just as you would a regular baked potato.

Slice open the potato and insert a pat of butter, then sprinkle with the cinnamon/sugar mixture.

How sweet is that?

Yum.