Great Northern Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 8 slices crisp-cooked bacon, drained and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 scrub potatoes.
• 3 bake in oven for 1 hour or until done.
• 4 cut a slice from the top of each potato and discard.
• 5 scoop out the inside, being careful not to break the skin.
• 6 in a mixer bowl, beat the potatoes with 3/4 cup of the cheese, butter, salt and a dash of pepper until fluffy.
• 7 fold in 3/4 of the crumbled bacon.
• 8 pour mixture into potato shells and place in shallow baking pan.
• 9 bake uncovered 25-30 minutes.
• 10 during last 5 minutes of cooking, top with remaining cheese and bacon.