Instructions at link.
Allrecipies; freezing-sweet-potatoes-before-baking
"(SNIP)..." How Does It Work?
Sweet potatoes contain a significant concentration of maltose, a naturally produced sugar. Thanks to chemistry, freezing a sweet potato allows ample time for amylase enzymes — an enzyme that converts glycogen and starch into simple sugars — to convert starch into a deliciously sweet-tasting maltose. Think of it like a slow-and-low method where excess water is forced out of the sweet potato, resulting in an airier texture and a more intense flavor.
Once the potato is removed from the freezer, it goes directly into the oven, wrapped tightly in aluminum foil, where it cold cooks while the oven heats up to 300 degrees F for two hours. After baking at a relatively low temperature, the oven should be cranked up to 450 degrees F while the potato bakes for an additional 40 minutes, shedding the aluminum foil for maximum caramelization.
After baking, there was a noticeable air pocket between the skin and the flesh of my sweet potato — a direct result of the moisture exiting the sweet potato, and sugars were oozing out of the skin like crazy. The skin, by the way, was an outstanding treat (more so than a regular baked sweet potato because of the extra sugars seeping out). "...(snip) entire article at link.
Greatest conversion of starch to sugar occurs between 140F and 180F so a method that keeps the potato at this temperature for a long time produces the most sugar.
Roasted Sweet potatoes are good out of the oven. Cut open, pour some evaporated milk or cream on then and sprinkle with a little brown sugar...if needed...sea salt, and cinnamon. Yum! (Or cool, mash, and mix with a few other things like rice, tomatoes, avocados, kale, olive oil, and make a vegetable bowl!)
Good night!
Cut open roasted sweet potatoes out of the oven
pour in evaporated milk or cream
sprinkle w/ brown sugar, sea salt, and cinnamon.
Or cool, mash, mix with rice, tomatoes,
avocados, kale, ol/oil, for a vegetable bowl.
Just fantastic recipes I cannot wait to try.