Cooking Mommy: Baked Sweet Potatoes

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Baked Sweet Potatoes

I got this idea from my sister and also my friend Danila. My friend Danila served something like this but with carrots and butternut squash in it as well. It was so yummy! It's super easy. Unfortunately apparently I'm the only one who likes sweet potatoes in my family, but I just told them, more for me! :-)

Ingredients
3 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt

Directions
Mix all of the ingredients well with your hands in a 9x13 dish until potatoes are coated. Cover with aluminum foil and cut a 2" slit in the top of the aluminum foil for steam to escape. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.