Sweet Potatoes

[KARENR65]

I am planning on making a sweet potatoe casserole - can I bake off the sweet potatoes early (Monday or Tuesday) and assemble the casserole Thursday morning?

Should I rice them after baking or can I do that the morning of as well?

Thanks for your help!

[annecros]

I'm baking them tomorrow, then just putting them in the fridge still in thier jackets until Thursday AM.

No special reason. Just the way Mom always did it, with good results.

[Tyler D]

It shouldn't matter to much, but riceing while hot is alot easier than when cold, and the skins peel better when hot as well. Enjoy.

[highchef]

Why don't you bake the potatoes wed. morning, and then go ahead and put the dish together, then bake off thurs? You can make it tomorrow even, it should be ok in the frdge for a day or two. I agree it's easier to put together when hot, especially when you use butter, it mixes up easier, but you really can bake sweet potatoes and freeze them in the skins until you want them. Better yet, make 2 cassaroles and freeze one for Christmas. Sweet potatoes are really cheap this week, so I'm doubleing up when I bake them and putting the ones I don't use in ziplocs to have next month. Cheers!