Jacket sweet potato

I am willing to bet there won’t be a simpler recipe than this published anywhere. I am submitting it because, following a recent straw poll, too many people didn’t think they could cook a sweet potato this way.

For those of you (probably most of you) who do know that a sweet potato can be cooked in its jacket just as a regular spud, apologies if you have made it this far.

Ready

• 1 sweet potato per person
• Salt and pepper
• Butter

Set

• Baking tray

Go

1. Heat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place the sweet potato on a baking tray.
3. Remove from the oven when you can pass a skewer through the potato with ease (usually about 45 minutes).
4. Cut the skin and insert a knob of butter and add a little seasoning.