Jacket Sweet Potato

Directions

• Step 1 Line the bottom rack of the oven with foil, just in case some of the sweet potato juices leak in the oven (do not place the foil at the bottom of the oven). Pre-heat oven on 200 degrees c., clean, scrub each sweet potato with warm water until clean. Prick each sweet potato 5 to 6 times with a fork, then rub each potato with olive oil. Place sweet potatoes directly into the middle rack of the oven (above the foiled rack) and set the timer to bake for 1 hour.
• Step 2 At the 30 minute mark, use tongs and turn the sweet potatoes over. After 1 hour, take out the sweet potato, cut in half and leave to cool.
• Step 3  To add a lovely additional side or topping on the sweet potato for the family and 6 month old + here are some ideas: serve with a side of quick black bean guacamole (great iron addition) or/and serve with flat bread or/and in a bowl add 2x tablespoons of full fat Greek yogurt with some finely chopped chives! The choice is yours. All these additional sides are ok for for 6 month old+
• Step 4  How to serve for a 6-8 month olds: serve 1/4 of the sweet potato either warm or cold onto babies highchair tray with any side dish above. For 8 month old+ serve 1/2 sweet potato warm or cold but you can cut it up into smaller pieces for baby/toddler to practice his pincer grip, serve with the same side as above. This recipe is great for a whole family dinner!