Sweet Potatoes With Roasted Hazelnuts

Rinshinomori's Note:

Bon Appetit, Mar 1977, page 6. From Muckamuck Restaurant, Vancouver BC

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 medium sweet potatoes or 6 medium yams
• 1 ¼ cups flaked hazelnuts
• ½ cup butter , melted

Directions:

1. Wash potatoes in cold water and cut off root ends. Place on sheet of aluminum foil or in a shallow baking pan in a 400 degrees F oven and bake until tender, 40-45 minutes.
2. While potatoes bake, thinly spread sliced or flaked hazelnuts on a shallow pa and place on top rack of oven.
3. Roast about 15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring 3very 5 minutes.
4. To serve, make a slit in the baked sweet potatoes and fill with hazelnuts and melted butter.