Best Holiday Sweet Potato Bread Recipes

SWEET POTATO BREAD I

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A Southern delight with a 'more-ish' taste. One bite and you want more! This bread freezes well.

Provided by Mary E. Crain

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 ¾ 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

Steps:

Combine sugar and oil; beat well. Add eggs and beat. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with water. Stir in sweet potatoes and chopped nuts.
Pour batter into greased 9x5 inch loaf pan (or 2 small loaf pans). Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about one hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.3 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 171.4 mg, Sugar 26.4 g

SWEET POTATO CINNAMON BREAD

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My family loves quick breads. This one is moist and spicy. If you don't have mini loaf pans it works just as well in regular size pans. -Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 55m

Yield 4 loaves (6 slices each).

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2-2/3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
2/3 cup canola oil
2/3 cup 2% milk
1-1/2 cups raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 8 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, sweet potatoes, oil and milk until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in raisins and walnuts., Transfer to 4 greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 299 calories, Fat 10g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 236mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.