Whole Roasted Yams With Maple-Allspice Butter

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter - (2 sticks) - room temperature
1/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
8 teaspoons	40ml	Red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams) (small)

Recipe Instructions

Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly pierce potatoes all over with fork. Set potatoes directly on oven rack; bake until tender when pierced with skewer, about 1 hour.

Cut cross in top of each potato. Using oven mitts to protect hands, squeeze potatoes gently in from sides, forcing crosses to open. Spoon 1 tablespoon butter into each potato. Serve, passing remaining butter separately.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2001

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