Taste of Home
Sweet Potato Loaf
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 65 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2 loaves (16 slices each).
I enjoy making this bread because it lets me use sweet potatoes in something besides pie. I found the recipe in an old Southern cookbook, but changed a few things. The orange juice in the glaze adds a nice citrus flavor to the loves.
—Ann Jovanovic
Chicago, Illinois
Ingredients
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3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
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3 large eggs
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1 cup canola oil
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3 cups sugar
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup raisins
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GLAZE:
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon grated orange zest
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4 to 5 teaspoons orange juice
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1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Whisk together the sweet potatoes, eggs and oil. Add sugar; whisk until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in walnuts and raisins (batter will be thick). Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans.
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2.
Bake at 350 ° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks.
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3.
Meanwhile, for glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency. Spread over warm loaves; sprinkle with walnuts.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 279 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 138mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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