Sweet Potato Loaves Recipe

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"My husband and I are missionaries in Brazil, where sweet potatoes are a staple food. I make this recipe often to share with the local people, and it is always a big hit," pens Joyce Randolph from her home base in Canton, Maine.

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Sweet Potato Loaves Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 10 Servings

15 35 50

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold mashed sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup raisins

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt; add to creamed mixture just until blended (batter will be thick). Combine sweet potatoes and milk; stir into batter until blended. Fold in raisins.
Transfer to two greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 mini loaves.

Editor's Note: An 8-in. round baking pan may be used instead of the loaf pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 162 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 176 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Sweet Potato Loaves in Country Woman September/October 2003, p36