Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Consumption of sweet potato, which contains healthier carbohydrates than classical potatoes, has a low glycemic index and keeps you full for a long time, is also becoming widespread in our country. You can make healthy snacks by baking this root vegetable, which is especially preferred in oven dishes due to its sweet taste, with spices that suit your taste. Bon Appetit!

Ingredients:

For 4 people

🕐 Preparation: 10 min. 🕐 Cooking: 40 min.

Sweet Potato	2	Qty
Olive Oil	1	Tbsp
Garlic (crushed)	2	Clove
Cumin	1	Half Tbsp
Fresh Thyme	3	Sprig
Fresh Rosemary	1	Sprig
Black Pepper	1	Tsp
Powdered Red Pepper	1	Tsp
Salt	1	Half Tbsp

Instructions:

Peel the skins of the potatoes and cut the sticks of equal size and finger thickness.
Put olive oil in a bowl. Peel and crush the garlic and finely chop. Remove the leaves by stripping the fresh herbs. Add the dry spices, herbs and salt to the olive oil and mix well.
Take the potato sticks in a bowl and mix them with your hands and add the sauce to the potatoes. Let rest for at least 1/2 hour and let the potatoes absorb the sauce.
Place greaseproof paper on a baking tray.
Spread the potatoes on the tray. Put in the oven preheated to 150 degrees. Turn it upside down after 10 minutes.
Bake for another 10 minutes, checking from time to time. Increase the heat to 180 degrees, keep it on the fan setting for 5 more minutes and take it out of the oven.
Lay the potatoes you removed on a paper towel and remove the excess oil. Serve as a side dish or snack. Bon Appetit!
Note: Since the heat performance of your oven and the sizes of the potatoes may differ, the times may not be exactly the same. For this reason, there is a gradual cooking of potatoes and bake them in a controlled manner.

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