Sweet Potato Spice Bread Recipe

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Moist and tender, this delightful quick bread from Ronnie Littles of Virginia Beach, Virginia has a bold molasses-spice flavor. It's a good thing this recipe makes two mini loaves because they'll go fast! TIP: You can eat one loaf now and freeze the other for later.

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Sweet Potato Spice Bread Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
15 25 40

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup mashed sweet potato
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, spices and salt. In another small bowl, whisk the egg, sweet potato, honey, oil, and molasses. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts.
  • Transfer to two 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 mini loaves (6 slices each).

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 142 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sweet Potato Spice Bread in Cooking for 2 Winter 2009, p31

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Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2011 by Sprowl

Good as is and I also make pumpkin bread by replacing the sweet potato with pumpkin and replace the spices with pumpkin pie spice.

 
 
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