How To Cook Sweet Potato Yam

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray it with cooking spray.
How to cook sweet potato yam. Scrub yams thoroughly with a vegetable brush 6 target then pat dry. Thoroughly wash and dry sweet potatoes. Bake whole sweet potatoes in a 400 degree oven for 45 60 minutes or until a knife when inserted in cuts the sweet potato easily.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees f. Instructions preheat the oven to 400ºf. Carefully remove it with a pot holder unwrap it and pierce the skin with a knife.
Use a knife to make about 8 crosswise slashes up and down the potato. Prick yams with a fork. Serve store and reheat.
Larger sweet potatoes will take closer to 1 hour to cook while smaller ones can be ready in as little as 40 minutes. The sweet potato or yam is done when the yam is soft. Once during cooking turn them over.
Bake for approximately 1 hour. Touch it with an oven mitt and test for softness. Wash the sweet potatoes well and make sure you have gotten off any dirt or debris.
After baking them for 45 minutes test 1 potato to see if it is done. Rub the skin with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Line a sheet pan with foil or parchment paper.