Baking Sweet Potatoes

There are different ways of baking sweet potatoes and seasoning them. Some prefer to bake them first and then season them, while on the other hand, some choose to bake them with the seasoning itself. Some like sweet potatoes to be baked with their jacket itself, but some bake them without the jackets. There are people, who also make fries out of the sweet potatoes too.

How to Bake Sweet Potatoes

In the Oven
This is a recipe, where we will be baking sweet potatoes, along with their jacket. Let's see the ingredients required and the method.

Ingredients

• Sweet Potatoes (medium-sized) 6
• Unsalted Butter 6 tablespoons
• Kosher Salt teaspoon
• Black Pepper teaspoon

Method

• While you are cleaning the sweet potatoes, heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. You may have to soak the sweet potatoes in water, before you start cleaning them.
• Use a fork to pierce the sweet potatoes.
• After you have pierced the sweet potatoes, place them on a baking sheet, which is lined with foil. It is necessary to line the sheet with foil, so that the drippings from the potato are collected in the foil.
• For the potatoes to be baked till tender, it will take approximately 40 to 45 minutes.
• After it is cooked, remove from the oven and make a slit on top of each of sweet potato.
• Top each one of them with butter, salt and pepper.

In Microwave
Now that we have seen how to bake sweet potatoes in the oven, let's see how to microwave sweet potato.

Ingredients

• Sweet Potatoes 1 large
• Butter 1 tablespoon
• Cheddar Cheese (shredded) 3 tablespoons
• Sour Cream 3 teaspoons
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Scrub and clean the sweet potato, preferably under running water.
• After cleaning it, prick it a number of times with a fork. This enables the steam to escape out of the potato.
• Place the potato on a microwave plate and cook for 5 to 7 minutes on full power.
• When the potato is soft, remove it from the microwave and cut it half lengthwise.
• Season with salt and pepper and mash the inside of the sweet potato using a fork.
• Top the open ends with butter, cheese and return it back to the microwave and cook it till you see the cheese melt.
• Top with the remaining cheese and sour cream and your sweet potato is ready to be served.

A Sweet Potato Recipe
This is a wonderful and easy sweet potato recipe, which will prove to be a great addition to any meal.

Ingredients

• Sweet Potatoes (large) 3
• Olive Oil 2 tablespoons
• Dried Oregano 2 teaspoons
• Freshly Ground Pepper 2 teaspoons
• Salt to taste

Method

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Till the oven is heating, coat the bottom of the baking dish with olive.
• Wash, scrub and peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into medium-sized pieces.
• Place the pieces of sweet potatoes in the baking dish and coat them with olive oil as well.
• Sprinkle oregano, salt and pepper on them and place them in the oven.
• Bake the potatoes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 40 to 45 minutes or till they are tender and soft.

If you have a sweet tooth, you may want to read on some sweet recipes, which can be made out of sweet potatoes.

• Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
• Soul Food Recipes for Sweet Potato Pie
• Canned Sweet Potato Recipes

If you have a question, regarding the right temperature to bake sweet potatoes, I will say, the temperature will vary depending on the size of the potatoes. The other factor will be whether you are going to bake them uncut or cut into pieces. At the same time, the baking temperature will also vary depending on whether you peel them or bake them with the jackets itself.