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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with a Streussel Topping  

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11/7/2015 6:03 pm
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with a Streussel Topping

Hasselback Potatoes is where you take a potato and cut thin slits in it from the top almost to the bottom bending the potato to make a fan shape. Normally this is done with regular potatoes. You can then make a paste or sprinkle seasonings in the cracks such as basil, oregano, curry, lemon butter, buttered garlic.

I chose to do the same tonight for the first time with a sweet potato and it came out great but i have ideas for improvement.

I made a streussel topping of 4 cinnamon graham crackers in a mini food processor to create crumbs then added 2 Tb of butter and some pure maple syrup.

I peeled most of the sweet potato leaving just a 1" strip on the bottom, next time I will peel the sweet potato completely. I then cut slits into the sweet potato and baked at 450 uncovered for 50 minutes. This lead to a drier potato. Next time I will cover the sweet potato with aluminum foil and bake it for 50 minutes, possibly 60 minutes. I then inserted the streussel topping in the cracks of the sweet potato and baked uncovered for an additional 15 minutes at 450. This won't change, I will do this next time.

This dish was easy, different, and absolutely great, what a treat. It will impress.

Next time I may top with creme fraiche, or a Greek yogurt.

What else did I have tonight? Texas Toast! and my always the best I've ever had, Chicken Salad.

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