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Sweet Potato Bread I

By: Mary E. Crain 
"A Southern delight with a 'more-ish' taste. One bite and you want more! This bread freezes well."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (207)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 x 5 inch loaf
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 303 | Total Fat: 13.5g | Cholesterol: 35mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2006 by rde1398   view full review
Absolutely LOVED IT!!!! I doubled the recipe. Then added only 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup brown...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2007 by rebecca_laymance   view full review
I really love this bread I substituted 1 stick of butter for the oil and poured melted butter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2006 by Tracey4840   view full review
Excellent! I made muffins instead of bread, and my kids loved them. I did use only 1 cup...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2005 by chellebelle   view full review
This is delicious! The changes I made were to add 1/2 teaspoon of allspice along with the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2007 by CookinginFL   view full review
What a great recipe! Instead of using fresh sweet potatoes, I opted for using the canned yams...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2003 by SARAKM   view full review
I made this with canned sweet potatoes, left the nuts out, and then baked it in a Pampered...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2008 by cinnaminn   view full review
This bread came out just fantastic. A local restaurant used to sell sweet potato bread that I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2003 by JFLAMINGO   view full review
This is a great way to use up any leftover sweet potatoes that you may have. That's what I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2009 by MommyFromSeattle   view full review
AMAZING bread - 10 stars. This is so incredibly moist and tender. It's a very wet, loose...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2003 by JOELLEMICHELLE   view full review
This was very good! Even for those who don't like sweet potatoes. I added extra nuts but I do...

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