Sweet Potato Bread I Food

SWEET POTATO BREAD I

Steps:

• Combine sugar and oil; beat well. Add eggs and beat. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with water. Stir in sweet potatoes and chopped nuts.
• Pour batter into greased 9x5 inch loaf pan (or 2 small loaf pans). Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about one hour.

SWEET POTATO BREAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine sugar, water, oil, eggs, and sweet potatoes and mix thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and mix to combine. Add pecans and mix well. Divide between 2 greased loaf pans and bake for 50 minutes. Cool in pan to room temperature.

SWEET POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Peel and dice the potatoes, then boil them for about 15 minutes or until tender. Drain, and then mash thoroughly. Leave to cool.
• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, then add the yeast, caraway seeds and black pepper.
• Add the sweet potato and rub it in well.
• Add enough water to make a soft dough, and knead until smooth and elastic.
• Leave the dough in a warm place until doubled in size (1-2 hours).
• Knock back the dough on a floured surface and knead again briefly. Place in a greased loaf tin and leave to rise again for another 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/ gas mark 6 and bake the loaf for 30-35 minutes until the bread is risen, golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-4-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Beat the butter and the sugar in an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the egg and mix until blended. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the roasted sweet potato.
• Add the flour, salt, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, orange zest and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and fold gently until just combined. Do not overmix or the bread will become tough.
• Transfer the batter to the baking dish in an even layer and place in the center of the oven. Bake until a toothpick or small paring knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Shut off the oven and let the bread sit in the oven 5 minutes more. Remove from the oven and cool at least 30 minutes before unmolding.
• Unmold the bread onto a serving platter. Bring the honey to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat until it froths and turns amber-brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, then add the orange juice and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Return to the heat and simmer 30 seconds to combine. Pour carefully over the top of the cooled bread.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Grease BOTTOM only of an 8½x4½x2½-inch loaf pan.
• Stir together flour and spices in mixing bowl.
• With a spoon, stir in sugar, eggs, oil and milk; blend well.
• Stir in sweet potatoes, pecans and raisins.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
• For easier slicing, wrap loaf and store overnight in a cool place.
• Bread mellows over time and will keep for several days.
• NOTE: If using all-purpose flour, sift 2 tsps baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt with the flour and spices.

SWEET POTATO BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add the ingredients in the order listed. Set bread machine for "white bread" with desired crust. I use "light" or "medium.".

SWEET POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine sugar, eggs, sweet potatoes and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice cinnamon, salt and baking soda; stir into potato mixture. Fold in nuts if desired. Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO BREAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F ( 165 degrees C ). Grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg cinnamon, and sugar. Add the eggs, oil, and milk; mix until well blended. Finally, stir in the mashed sweet potatoes, pecans, and golden raisins. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow bread to cool in the pan at least 15 minutes before removing. For best flavor, store overnight before serving.

SWEET POTATO AND COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat sugar into creamed butter until fully incorporated, about 3 more minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating each egg completely before add the next. Beat in sweet potato and vanilla extract until well mixed. Stir flour mixture, coconut, and walnuts into butter mixture until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.

MY SISTER'S SWEET POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, egg, sweet potatoes and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients (except walnuts) together well and add to wet ingredients.
• Stir until just combined.
• Fold in walnuts.
• Pour into 2 standard loaf pans.
• Bake for 75 minutes or until thin knife inserted in center comes out clean.

GRANNY'S SWEET POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Wrap sweet potato in aluminum foil.
• Bake sweet potato in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool.
• Whisk white sugar and canola oil together in a bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Sift flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg into sugar mixture. Slowly whisk water into flour-sugar mixture until incorporated.
• Peel sweet potato; mash into the batter. Fold in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
• Reduce oven temperature to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Heat brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Pour glaze over bread.