Yam Coins

Yam Coins are just like the title says...made with yams (I've used sweet potatos before too, and they taste okay but I like yams better).  High in Vitamin A, and like most tubers, a cheap way to feed a lot of people, these little gems are easy AND relatively inexpensive.

Cover a baking sheet with tin foil. (The more yams, the more baking sheets needed.)

Spray the heck out of it with cooking spray.

Cut a yam vertically, into circles and arrange on baking sheet.
(Find the longest, tube like yams you can find.  The size on these babies varies MASSIVELY!!  I would guess about 3 adults per yam, but again size, how much people like them, etc. will really affect how many you need.)

Spray "coins".

Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. 

Cook about 15 minutes at about 350.
 (Heat and length depends on width of "coin".  Thicker cuts need more time.  These things are pretty forgiving if you keep an eye on them.  I have done 15 minutes at 400 for thicker yams, 20 minutes at 350 if I have other things cooking as well. )

To re-cap:
1. Set oven to 350
2. Cut yam
3.  Arrange on baking sheet and spray with cooking spray
4. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar
5.  Cook about 15 minutes.

I LOVE this recipe!  When I say easy cooking, this is always one of the first things that comes to mind.  However, it brings up a few points worth sharing.

1.  We all have our own ideas of being environmentally saavy, and I know someone out there is going "but she's using tin foil!!"  I use tin foil a lot....talk about making things easy.  No fuss, no muss, clean-up is a breeze and it touches a topic dear to my heart...conserving water.  I know we will come up with better solutions for dealing with our garbage, and have no doubt that includes landfills as well.  But how much water we have on the planet is finite, and you can't solve the world's problems when you are dehydrated.  So before someone thinks I am cavalier about the health of our planet, let it be known I am first and foremost about using as LITTLE water as possible, and that extends to dishes and dishwashing.  So you will see tinfoil-use mentioned often.

2.  I do not work for any company that produces cooking spray, I am not advocating it's use if you have allergies, and there are other alternatives (some of which I will mention later).  I live by cooking spray...easy to use, less mess (hits the "less dishes, use less water" mark), and easy to find in grocery stores, I keep this stocked as a "must have" item.  But if you have another tried-and-true method, subsitute the cooking spray for what works for you.