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Holiday Sweet Potatoes

Here's how you make Holiday Sweet Potatoes
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 70m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes (4 sweet potatoes, 8 ounces each)
  • 1 tablespoon butter, approximately
  • 1/2 cup sherry (not cooking sherry, or to taste)
  • Salt, pinch
  • 1/2 to 1 cup walnuts, chopped (English or black walnuts or pecans)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (or to taste, bread crumbs can be substituted for brown sugar)
  • 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Scrub sweet potatoes and grease skins. Spear with a fork before baking.

  • Step 2: Lay them on a small sheet of aluminum foil and bake at 350' for 1 hour or more, till tender to the fork.

  • Step 3: Cut each potato in half and scoop potato from shells.

  • Step 4: Mash potatoes enough to remove any lumps.

  • Step 5: Stir in sherry, a small amount of butter, salt to taste, and chopped nuts.

  • Step 6: Raisins can be added if desired.

  • Step 7: Return the mixture to the shells and top with brown sugar.

  • Step 8: Dot tops of potatoes with butter.

  • Step 9: Heat in warm oven just long enough to melt the butter and the brown sugar.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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