In this instructable, you will need an oven, baking sheet, cutting board, kitchen knife, olive oil, basting brush, and a medium sized Japanese sweet potato.

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2:

Rinse, dry and cut sweet potato lengthwise as evenly as possible.

Step 3:

Place potato halves on baking sheet and pour I/2 tablespoon olive oil on the cut side of each piece.

Step 4:

Spread olive oil on the cut side of each piece with the basting brush. Turn both sides over and brush the skin side, spreading the oil evenly.

Step 5:

Place baking sheet with potatoes face down on top shelf for 1/2 hr.Turn potatoes over and return baking sheet to oven. Bake another half hour. Remove baking sheet from oven and serve potatoes immediately. Enjoy !