How to Make Sweet Potato Spoonbread

Instructions

• 1

  Make sure you wash and clean the utensils, ingredients and work area that you will be using in the kitchen. Also, thoroughly wash your hands. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190.5 °C).
• 2

  Rinse 1 pound of sweet potatoes and drain them. Pat dry the potatoes with kitchen towel and piece them all over, using a fork.
• 3

  Place the pierced potatoes on the preheat oven rack and bake them for about one hour or until they are tender.
• 4

  Remove the grilled potatoes from the oven rack and set aside to cool slightly.
• 5

  Slit the skins of the potatoes carefully, using your finger tips or knife. Scoop peeled potatoes into a large mixing bowl and mash them until smooth. You can use your hands or a potato masher for this purpose. Now you should have 1 ¼ cup of mashed sweet potatoes in the bowl. Set it aside.
• 6

  Increase your oven’s temperature to 425°F (218.3°C).
• 7

  Evenly coat a baking with some butter and dust it with stone-ground yellow cornmeal, tapping any excess. Set it aside until you make the batter.
• 8

  Grab another mixing bowl and place the sugar, salt, baking soda and the remaining cornmeal in it. Use a spoon to mix these ingredients and set the bowl aside.
• 9

  Thoroughly melt the unsalted butter in some boiling water, stirring constantly.
• 10

  Drizzle the butter-water mixture over the previous mixed ingredients in the mixing bowl and whisk it until it forms a downy paste.
• 11

  Get back to the mashed potatoes, top it with buttermilk and pure honey.
• 12

  Dust the potato-milk mixture with ground white pepper, cumin, cloves and cayenne pepper.
• 13

  Now use an electric mixer to blend the potato mixture for a few minutes until the ingredients forms a thick and rich paste.
• 14

  Reduce the mixer’s speed to medium range and beat in the cornmeal mixture.
• 15

  Whisk two large egg whites in a medium bowl and pour it into the potato mixture. Continue mixing until no white streaks remain and it forms a rich batter.
• 16

  Pour the batter into the pre-lined baking dish and spread it evenly, using the back side of a large spoon or spatula.
• 17

  Bake it for about 35 to 40 minutes or until nicely golden and risen from the centre.
• 18

  Remove the baking dish from the oven and set aside until slightly warm.
• 19

  Shift your Sweet Potato Spoonbread into a large serving platter, slice it and serve warm. Yummy!