Baked Beets

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 raw beets, each weighing about 8 ounces
• butter or sour cream, to serve

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 180°c/ 350°f/ gas mark 4.
• 2 wash the beetroots but do not trim.
• 3 wrap them in greased foil or place in a greased ovenproof dish.
• 4 cover tightly and bake for 2½-3 hours.
• 5 when the beetroots are cooked the skin will slide off easily.
• 6 serve with a slice cut off the top, but not skinned, topped with the butter or sour cream and seasoned to taste.