Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Try this, not that!  So, I have posted a Garlic Mashed Potato recipe before...but this is WAY better!  And sooooooo easy!

Everyone loves good ol' garlic mashed potatoes...I haven't met a potato I could resist.  But these days I don't eat the white ones anymore.  We stick to the lovely orange version, and these are fabulous!

What you need...

3 sweet potatoes

6-7 cloves of garlic

olive oil

salt

pepper

2 tablespoons of butter or ghee

foil

Preheat oven to 425F.  Roll potatoes up tightly in a sheet of foil.  Gently smash garlic cloves enough to remove the skin.  Place in the center of a sheet of foil, drizzle with a little bit (1 tablespoon) olive oil.  Pull corners up and twist tightly to contain.  Place garlic and potatoes into the oven.  Roast garlic for 30 minutes and potatoes for 1 hour or until they are softened when you squeeze them (please use an oven mit ;)) 

Remove from oven.  Gently unwrap and slice skin of the potato with a knife.  Peel the skin off and place the meat of the potato into a bowl.  Add contents of garlic & oil, add butter while the potato is hot, 1/4 tsp salt, pepper to taste and mix, mix, mix...enjoy!