Snacks & baking

Bataty bil zebda (sweet potatoes with butter)

Sweet potatoes roasted or steamed, topped with melted butter, sugar and cinnamon. A soft, comforting snack or side dish, typical of winter street markets.

45 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇪🇬 Egypt

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Ingredients

1 kg Sweet potatoes
60 g Butter
2 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Ground cinnamon

Spices & seasoning

Salt

Optional extras

2 tbsp Crushed walnuts

Nutrition facts

356 kcal per serving

Protein: 3.9 g
Carbohydrates: 52.5 g
of which sugars: 20.7 g
Fat: 12.8 g
of which saturated fat: 8.5 g
Fiber: 7.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Wash the sweet potatoes and prick them with a fork.
Bake them at 200 °C (390 °F) for 35 to 40 minutes, until tender all the way through.
While they bake, melt the butter in a small saucepan.
Cut the potatoes in half lengthways and open them slightly.
Pour the melted butter into the flesh, then sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
Add the crushed walnuts if you like.
Serve hot, straight from the skin.