On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 7:58:49 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "l not -l" wrote in message news >
>
> On 18-Dec-2016, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
> > On 18-Dec-2016, "Ophelia" > wrote:
> >
> > > I notice they are often mentioned as being roasted. Does anyone peel
> > > them
> > > to
> > > cook in other ways?
> > I have boiled and peeled them to make sweet potato pie. Though I haven't
> > made them, I have eaten sweet potato casseroles - some with maple and
> > pecan,
> > some with marshmallow. For the most part, the only sweetened sweet potato
> > dish I care for is sweet potato pie.
> >
> > My preferred way to eat sweet potato is baked, served with butter and
> > cinnamon - no sugar. A variation is medallions; cut sweet potato rounds
> > about 1/3-1/2 thick, coat with oil, a sprinkle of salt and place in a
> > single
> > layer on a sheet pan and bake until tender (about 25 minutes at 400F). I
> > prefer to lay them out on a rack in the sheet pan; heated air can flow
> > under
> > as well as over and around, cooking them evenly without having to flip
> > them
> > halfway through. Most people peel the sweet potatoes before cutting into
> > medallions; I do not. I prefer skin on, as that is where a lot of the
> > nutrients and fiber are found When roasted skin-on, the medallions are a
> > bit less attractive, because the flesh shrinks a bit and pulls away from
> > the
> > skin.
> >
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> >
> > When you say 'boil and peel' do you mean you boil them before you peel
> > them?
> >
> > I have a recipe to oven roast them with other veg. I wondered about
> > peeling
> > them first. They are quite small.
> >
> > Thanks)
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> For sweet potato pie, I boil first then peel. After boiling, the peel
> pretty much slips off. Usually, I just cut in half length-wise and scrape
> out the flesh with a spoon. Damage to the pulp is not issue since it is to
> be mashed to make the pie filling.
>
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>
> Thanks
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We love to use purple sweet potatoes for pies on this rock. I guess we're weird.

http://www.ilovehawaiianfoodrecipes....pie_recipe.jpg