Baked Stuffed Yams

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 yams, medium-sized
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest, minced
• 2 egg whites
• 1/8 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f & set out a shallow baking pan.
• 2 scrub yams well & pat dry.
• 3 rub each with butter or salad oil, then pierce skin with a fork & place in the baking pan.
• 4 bake until soft, about 30-40 minutes, or bake at a lower temperature along with meat for about 1 hour. remove from oven.
• 5 while yams are cooling slightly, beat 2 egg whites until stiff, then set aside.
• 6 when yams have cooled enough to handle, cut a slice off a side of each yam so that you can scoop out the pulp into a mixing bowl & leaving about a quarter-inch thick shell.
• 7 to the pulp, add butter, salt & pepper & orange zest, beating to mix thoroughly.
• 8 fold in beaten & stiff egg whites.
• 9 stuff this filling back into the yam shells & sprinkle tops with parmesan cheese.
• 10 return to a 350 degree f oven & bake another 10-15 minutes before serving.