Quick Baked Sweet Potatoes
(from Coker Family’s recipe box)
Love sweet potatoes…so rich in vitamins and fiber. This makes fixing them lots easier…and no, they don’t get yucky like a regular potato does in the microwave.
Source: Linda Coker
Categories: Potatoes Pasta & Rice
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium to large sweet potatoes (1 per person)
- 1/2 stick margarine
- water
Directions
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NOTE: Most people don’t like microwaved white potatoes…I don’t like them either. The Sweet Potatoes react differently and are great fixed this way.
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Wash sweet potatoes and cut off the tips and any places that look questionable.
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Rub margarine over each sweet potato.
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Place in a 9 or 10 inch glass pie plate.
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Add about 1/2 inch water in the bottom.
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Cover tightly with saran wrap, be sure to poke a small hole or two in the saran.
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Place in the microwave for 10 minutes on high. Check potato to see if it is soft by squeezing. If it is not soft microwave for another 5- 10 minutes at Half Power (Power Level 5). Continue doing this until potato is done. Remember, it will continue cooking from its own heat.
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Serve with additional butter and a little bowl of brown sugar. I like mine with just butter…hubby likes to add brown sugar.