Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes With Bacon Sesame Brittle Recipes

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Saute chopped shallots in olive oil until they soften and begin to caramelize; do not burn.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out soft flesh.
• Mash sweet potatoes in a bowl with cooked shallots, sour cream, salt and pepper.
• Stir in crumbled bacon and grated cheese.
• Fill empty potato shells with mixture.
• Bake at 375F for 45 minutes to one hour, or until potatoes are hot and toasty on top.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rub sweet potato skins with salad oil. Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until soft.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine cream cheese, brown sugar, margarine, vanilla, salt and pepper.
• Cut potatoes in half and scoop flesh into the bowl with the other ingredients. Mix well and fold in walnuts. Spoon mixture into potato skins.
• Bake for 5 minutes, or until heated through.

TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Scrub sweet potatoes; pierce each several times with a fork. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan; bake until tender, 1 to 1-1/4 hours. Cool slightly., Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato; discard slice. Scoop out pulp, leaving thin shells. In a large bowl, mash pulp with butter, salt and pepper; stir in cheese and bacon. Spoon into potato shells., Return to pan. Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes.