easy baked sweet potatoes

Name: Easy Baked Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 - sweet potatoes, large; 2 tablespoon(s) margarine or butter; - water, enough to moisten well

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Gail Welch

Carthage, TX

Updated on Jan 18, 2012

This is a quick way to prepare baked sweet potatoes. No need to heat up the house by turning on the oven.

Rate

prep time 5 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Microwave

yield 2-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 - sweet potatoes, large
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- water, enough to moisten well

How To Make easy baked sweet potatoes

Step 1

Wash and dry sweet potatoes. Poke holes in potatoes with fork.

Step 2

Rub each potato on all sides with softened butter.
Step 3

Wrap potatoes separately & completely in paper towels. Then, moisten with water.
Step 4

Bake in microwave. Check & turn over after top side gets soft. Continue baking. Should be completely done in about 12 minutes (when no longer hard). Serve warm with a pat of butter.
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