Mashed Chipotle Sweet Potatoes:
Preheat oven to 450
5 1/2 Lb sweet potato, scrubbed and pricked with a fork
1 Tablespoon minced chipotle chilies in adobo, mashed to a paste (1 to 2 chilies.....unless you're hankering for a smack down then go with 3 to 4)
3 Tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces and softened
1 teaspoon salt
Line a baking sheet with foil and place the sweet potatoes on the sheet in the middle rack position. Bake until very soft, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Remove from oven and cool down. Reduce oven temp to 350.
Butter a 2 quart shallow glass or ceramic baking dish.
When cool enough, halve the potatoes and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. Beat the potatoes, chili paste, butter and salt (to taste) with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth then spread in the baking dish.
Bake the potatoes until hot, 20-25 minutes.
This is the BOMB! First time I mad this I kind of made it too hot!