Sweet Potato Kiwi Style

4 sweet potatoes (or as many as you want)
1 cup melted butter
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup golden syrup
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp salt
SIDS SALT & PEPPER to taste

Place a chopstick on either side of your kumera. This will stop your knife from cutting all the way through, giving it that “spine” which keeps all the slices connected. Place each cut approximately 1 cm apart.
Making sure that you keep the slices a consistent distance apart, you may have to turn your kumera around to cut it evenly. Make sure those chopsticks don’t go rolling away!
Preheat your oven to 220°C. Lay your cut potatoes gently into an oven-safe dish.
Give your kumera a healthy coat of olive oil and brush the oil over the surface. This will help to get that crispy texture, while the inside will still remain soft and fluffy.
Sprinkle a pinch of SIDS SALT & PEPPER over the surface of your kumera. Once you’ve done this, pop the dish into the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Gather your cinnamon, pecans, golden syrup, vanilla extract, salt and butter. Melt your butter, then add the rest of the ingredients before mixing them all together well. You may want to prepare this when there are only a few minutes left on your oven timer, so that the melted butter remains in liquid form when those kumera come out.
Dress the kumera with your mixture, making sure to get the dressing not just on top of them, but inside the gaps. This will infuse the entire kumera with the sweet delicious flavours, and add the crunchy pecan texture to the softer inside.
Put your kumera back into the oven to bake for another 8-10 minutes. When they’re done, pull them out and let them cool before serving.
Warning: Once you start eating these, you will not be able to stop!