Sweet Potato Bread
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Recipe type: Dessert, snack
Cuisine: Southern
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Serves: varies
 
I love the density and the perfect pairing of cinnamon and nutmeg with the sweet potato. It's easy to double the recipe and make extra loaves to freeze or give as gifts. Enjoy!
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups white sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 1 cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Combine sugar and oil; beat well.
  2. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
  3. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. You can sift or I just whisk around in the bowl until the ingredients are combined.
  4. Add the flour mixture alternately with the water into the egg mixture while mixing on low.
  5. Stir in sweet potatoes and chopped nuts or continue mixing on low. I prefer mixing on low.
  6. Pour the batter into a greased 9X5 inch loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees F for about one hour.
  7. When I doubled the recipe it made one 9X5 inch loaf and three 6X3 inch loaf pans.
  8. This recipe freezes well.
  9. Recipe adapted from Mary E Crain and All Recipes
  10. Enjoy!
Recipe by Sock Box 10 at https://sockbox10.com/recipes/sweet-potato-bread/