Sweet Potato Bread

Contributed By: Parker

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

Method:

1Preheat 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.
2Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Helpful Hints:

Total Time
Prep: 20 Min. Bake: 55 Min. + Cooling
One slice of this warm, tender sweet potato bread and you’ll see why it’s one of our favorite sweet potato fall desserts.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 228 calories, 8g fat (1g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 178mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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