Spiced Sweet Potato Puree

By akselden

Ingredients

• 6 sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and
• mace, to taste
• Salt, pepper and brown sugar, if needed

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Evenly space the sweet potatoes on a layer of coarse salt on a sheet pan. (The salt helps to keep the potatoes from scorching on the bottom.) Bake for about 1 hour, or until the potatoes are very soft (this long baking time concentrates flavor). While the potatoes are still warm, peel and chop them roughly and place them in the bowl of a food processor. Puree with half the butter until smooth, then taste. Add the rest of the butter if desired and only a small pinch of each spice. Process and taste again. Continue to add spice a little at a time until the desired flavor is reached. Add salt, pepper or brown sugar only if you need to-very good sweet potatoes are better without. This puree may be prepared up to three days in advance. Reheat it in a nonstick pan or slowly in the oven in a buttered casserole dish. Serves 12.