Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
sweet potato, raw, unprepared
butter, without salt
cream, fluid, heavy whipping
syrup, maple, canadian
salt, table
spices, pepper, black

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F
Prick each potato twice with a fork and bake in a foil-lined shallow baking pan in lower third of oven until very tender, about 1 hour.
Remove and cool slightly.
Halve potatoes lengthwise and scoop out warm flesh into a large bowl.
Mash potatoes with a potato masher or, for a smoother puree, force through a potato ricer.
Stir in butter, cream, syrup, salt, and pepper.