Candied Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium sweet potatoes
1/3 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. hot water
1/4 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
1/4 c. shredded coconut

Preparation

Cook sweet potatoes in skins until nearly tender.
Peel and halve.
Arrange
in
greased
shallow 1 quart baking pan. Combine sugar,
water, salt and butter; pour over sweet potatoes.
Bake in\tmoderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes, basting occasionally. Sprinkle
top
with
coconut;
bake
10 minutes longer or until lightly browned.