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Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, tapping out excess flour
  • Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat.
  • add the sweet potatoes and cook until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until easy to handle.
  • Peel the sweet potatoes, place in medium bowl and mash well.
  • Measure 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes, save the remaining for another purpose.
  • In large bowl, using hand-held electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter and sugar until combined, about 1 minute.
  • One at a time, beat in the eggs.
  • Beat in the sweet potatoes, evap milk, vanilla, and lemon zest or extract.
  • In medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • With the mixer on low speed, gradually beat the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture, scraping down the sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
  • Spread evenly in prepared pan.
  • Bake until top springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 15 minutes.
  • Cool for 10 minutes on wire rack, turn right side up, cool completely.

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  • m2googee 16 years ago
    Going to try this but with canned yams; because I used my sweet potatoes for fries this week! The recipe sounds great
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  • sunny 16 years ago
    Yum - these look wonderful
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