Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven at 250°C.
- Wash the sweet potatoes with water.
- Place on a baking sheet aligned with foil paper (for easier cleaning), bake for about 45 min. or until soft.
- In the meantime, place the almonds in the pan on a low heat, stir occasionally until they’re slightly browned. (set aside until potatoes are ready).
- Once baked remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
- Using a knife, make a slit open in the sweet potatoes.
- Then add on top the almonds, raisins and sprinkle with the honey
Place: Alexandria, Cleopatra, Egypt
Recipe’s Personal Background | How did you learn this recipe? | From family and relatives |
Is there some memory/historical event connected to this recipe? | this recipe is becoming very important all over the world, all nutritionist is talking nowadays about the important nutritional elements of sweet potatoes and how healthy it is with all the fibers it contains. This dish is known since Pharonic times and has been handed down from generation to generation. Sweet potatoes is sold on carts in the streets of most Egyptian cities especially in winter when children buy it to warm their hands | |
Personal reference to tradition transmitted by relatives (preparing together, sharing, eating together etc.)? | this recipe has been shared and learned together between friends, families and relatives of all generations. | |
Mediterranean Background | Any tradition this receipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it? | _ |
Any Festivity this recipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it? | _ | |
Is your recipe connected to the territory you live in? Is it strictly linked to the specificity of the agricultural environment? | _ | |
Season (season this food is linked to) | Winter |
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories266.3
Total Fat3.0 g
Saturated Fat0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat1.9 g
Cholesterol0.0 mg
Sodium1.3 mg
Potassium58.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate59.2 g
Dietary Fiber4.8 g
Sugars26.1 g
Protein3.4 g
Vitamin A0.0 %
Vitamin B-120.0 %
Vitamin B-60.8 %
Vitamin C0.3 %
Vitamin D0.0 %
Vitamin E7.8 %
Calcium1.7 %
Copper3.9 %
Folate0.6 %
Iron2.2 %
Magnesium4.3 %
Manganese8.9 %
Niacin1.4 %
Pantothenic Acid0.4 %
Phosphorus3.0 %
Riboflavin3.6 %
Selenium0.7 %
Thiamin1.0 %
Zinc1.8 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.