Sweet Potatoes, Baked over (Germany)

The original of this slightly tweaked recipe was found in the 1955 cookbook, German Cookery, & I'm posting it here to help fill out my cookbook of Deutsch recipes for the Zaar World Tour 6.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  medium sweet potatoes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 4  tablespoons brown sugar
• 4  tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, diced
• 3  tablespoons  whole wheat bread crumbs

Directions

1. Wash & cut the sweet potatoes in 1/2-inch thick slices, then steam them for 8 minutes or until just fork tender.
2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F & butter an 8"x8" baking dish.
3. Layer the sweet potatoes in the baking dish, sprinkling each layer with a small amount of salt, pepper, brown sugar & butter (using just half of the butter for this purpose).
4. Cover the top layer with the bread crumbs & the rest of the butter & bake for 20 minutes or until well browned.