Sweet Potatoes, Baked Over (Germany) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, diced
3 tablespoons whole wheat bread crumbs

Preparation

Wash & cut the sweet potatoes in 1/2-inch thick slices, then steam them for 8 minutes or until just fork tender.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F & butter an 8\"x8\" baking dish.
Layer the sweet potatoes in the baking dish, sprinkling each layer with a small amount of salt, pepper, brown sugar & butter (using just half of the butter for this purpose).
Cover the top layer with the bread crumbs & the rest of the butter & bake for 20 minutes or until well browned.