Sweet Potatoes In A Hurry Recipes

MAPLE-ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Arrange sweet potatoes in an even layer in a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Combine maple syrup, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper in small bowl. Pour the mixture over the sweet potatoes; toss to coat.
• Cover and bake the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes. Uncover, stir and cook, stirring every 15 minutes, until tender and starting to brown, 45 to 50 minutes more.

SWEET POTATOES BAKED TO FREEZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 to 450 degrees. Wash and pat dry. Individually wrap each sweet potato in a generous amount of foil to prevent leakage.
• Place wrapped potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet and place into hot oven. Bake at 400 degrees (or higher) until good and tender. I usually bake mine at 450 degrees for around 2 hours. This, of course, depends on how many you are baking and how big the potatoes are. If baking two pans at the time it may take approximately two hours or so.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely. Do not unwrap! Bag them up in plastic grocery bags and place in freezer.
• TO THAW: Remove the number of potatoes you need from the freezer. If you are eating them the same day just let them thaw on the counter. Be sure to put them in another plastic bag, bowl, pan or something because juices will most likely seep out.
• FOR BAKED POTATOES: Once thawed, remove foil (do not peel-leaving skin on seems to help keep them moist) and re-wrap in new foil. Place in oven or toaster oven on 350 to 400 degrees to heat up. Be sure to put them on a foil-lined baking pan just in case juices leak out. TIP: If I want to bake them in a hurry I put them on 375 or 400. If I'm not in a hurry I heat them at 350 degrees. I normally heat them for around 30 minutes or so. Remove foil and skins. Split the long way, add a pat of butter & cinnamon if desired.
• FOR USING IN PIES, CASSEROLES, FRITTERS, ETC: Once thawed, remove foil then skins. Prepare as usual for the dish you are making. Thaw out an extra one or two, peel, slice the long way (or in rounds) and lightly fry in some olive oil. Man on man these are so good.

PERFECT BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Scrub the dirt off of each sweet potato. Use a fork to poke 8 to 10 sets of holes in the skins of each sweet potato for ventilation and wrap each tightly in aluminum foil.
• Place on a baking sheet to catch the juice that will inevitably leak out. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour, or until soft.
• Carefully remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and unwrap. Slice them each in half length-wise.
• Add 1 tablespoon melted butter to the inside of each sweet potato to top. Season with salt and pepper.

PEACHY SWEET POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and nutmeg; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Place sweet potatoes and peaches in a shallow 2-qt. broiler-proof baking dish. Sprinkle with pecan mixture. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat until marshmallows are golden brown.