Sweet Potato Bread
A tender and moist sweet potato bread with warm spices and a delicious flavor.
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- ¾ cup sugar 150 grams
- ½ cup brown sugar 100 grams
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-½ cups all-purpose flour 180 grams
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1-½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease either a 8x4 or 9X5 inch loaf pan.
- Grab a large bowl. Stir the oil, eggs, mashed sweet potato, sugars and vanilla together.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg over the wet mixture.
- Fold the ingredients together until they are well combined but do not over-mix. It is ok if the batter is a little lumpy.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 50 to 60 minutes if you use a 9x5 inch pan or an extra 10 minutes if you use a 8x4 inch pan. Check the bread with a toothpick. When a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with just a few crumbs on it, it is done.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes then remove the bread from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- You will need a little less than one pound of sweet potatoes, usually 1 large or 2 small potatoes.
- You can use canned sweet potatoes if you can find them.
For fresh sweet potatoes, there are a few ways to cook them:
- If you cook them in the oven, heat the oven to 400°F. Stab the potatoes with a fork a few times then stick them on a baking tray.
- If you cook them in the microwave, stab them with a fork a few times and cook them in the microwave for 6 to 10 minutes or until they are soft.
- After the sweet potatoes are cooked, the skin slides off very easily.
- If you want to cook them on the stovetop, peel them first then slice them into quarters. Toss them in a pot of boiling water for 5 to 8 minutes then drain them and pat them dry with paper towels.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3.3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 232mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g
