TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES THREE WAYS

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES THREE WAYS

6 large sweet potatoes, 3 lbs, scrubbed and dried

olive oil

4T butter, cut into small pieces

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t ground ginger

salt

TOPPING OPTIONS:

2/3 C pumpkin seeds

2/3 C pecans, chopped

2T butter

1T sugar

2/3 C mini-marshmallows

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Rub potatoes with a little olive oil and place on baking sheet.  Bake until tender, 40-50 minutes.  Let cool slightly.  Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees.

Halve the potatoes lengthwise.  Scoop the flesh from the cooked potato halves into a large bowl. 

Mix butter, cinnamon, ginger, & 1t salt with the potato mixture.  Stir and mix well.   Fill the potato skins with the mixture and place on a baking sheet.  

Top with your choice of toppings.  Return to oven and bake 10 minutes.