Pineapple Sweet Potato Bread

Name: Pineapple Sweet Potato Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1 loaf (8 slices).
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground mace; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/3 cup canola oil; 1 large egg; 2/3 cup grated peeled sweet potato; 1/4 cup crushed pineapple; 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

This blue-ribbon recipe won ‘Best of Show’ at the county fair for Wanda Houston of Houlka, Mississippi. The delectable loaves are tiny and moist, she writes, “and I bake a lot of them for gifts during the holidays.”

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 large egg
2/3 cup grated peeled sweet potato
1/4 cup crushed pineapple
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, oil and egg; mix in the sweet potato, pineapple and orange zest. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts.
Transfer to a 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.