Twice-Baked Yams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 yams (about 3/4 lb. each)
4 Tbsp. butter
1/4 c. milk
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. dried bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Heat oven to 450\u00b0.
Bake yams until tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Remove from oven and cut about 1/2-inch off the tops of the yams. Scoop out flesh from yams and tops, leaving a shell in the bottoms.
Discard tops.
Put flesh in large bowl and mash with 2 tablespoons of the butter, the milk and 1 teaspoon salt.
Place shells on baking sheet and fill with mashed yams.
In saucepan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
Stir in bread crumbs, remaining salt, thyme and pepper.
Top potato with bread crumb mixture.
Return to oven and bake until browned, 10 to 15 minutes.