How long should I bake a whole sweet potato for?
How long should I bake a whole sweet potato in the oven for versus an 'ordinary' potato of the same size?
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There is no real difference in the timing - a good hour, hour and a quarter in a hot oven does the trick.
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What temperature should you bake a sweet potato?
InstructionsHow long does sweet potato take at 400?
Preheat your oven to 400\xb0F. Give your sweet potatoes a good wash and scrub. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and poke 4 to 5 holes in each sweet potato with a fork or sharp knife. Bake in the oven for approximately 60 minutes, or until soft.Does it take longer to bake a sweet potato?
Larger sweet potatoes will take closer to 1 hour to cook while smaller ones can be ready in as little as 40 minutes. To test if they're done, place a fork or a knife into the thickest part of the potato to see if it is tender.How long does it take to bake a potato at 400?
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the potatoes in a bowl with the oil, salt, and pepper until completely coated. Place on a baking sheet and bake until fork tender, about 45 minutes.BAKED SWEET POTATO | how to bake sweet potatoes perfectly
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There are many varieties of sweet potato that have quite different cooking times
Many cultures have diverse ideas of what "done" is, some have it quite firm, some have it mushy
In general for your average sized sweet potato you should only need 50% to 75% of potato cooking time using the same method and weight
Answer 3
It depends on what your preference is or what you are cooking. If I want a firmer texture, roasted or sliced I shoot for 30 minutes give or take. If I want a soft texture, mashed potatoes or soup then I will cook them around 45 minutes. Of course it will always depend on the width of the sweet potato. If I am cooking both potatoes and sweet potatoes, I will fist put the regular potatoes in the oven first, then 20 min later add the sweet potato. To test, pierce with a fork not a knife.
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