Baked sweet potatoes
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Source: delicious. November 2005
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 150 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: November
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
- 4 tsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp mascarpone or crème fraîche
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh chives
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 160˚C/fan 140˚C/gas 3. Rub the sweet potatoes with the olive oil and place each on a large piece of kitchen foil. Sprinkle with sea salt, wrap tightly and bake for 2.5 hours, until tender.
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Unwrap the foil, cut a cross in the top of each potato and gently squeeze the potatoes from the base. Fill with a dollop of mascarpone or crème fraîche, season with black pepper and sprinkle with chives.