SWEET POTATO BREAD

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We raise and sell sweet potatoes on our farm in the lower part of Texas panhandle. Years ago, a customer shared his wife's sweet potato bread recipe with me. It's been a family favorite ever since. -Joan Helms, Quitaque, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h15m

Yield 2 loaves.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans, optional

Steps:

In a bowl, combine sugar, eggs, sweet potatoes and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice cinnamon, salt and baking soda; stir into potato mixture. Fold in nuts if desired. Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 78mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

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