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sweet potato bread

A delicious and moist sweet potato bread flavored with cinnamon and spices, perfect for fall.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups mashed sweet potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 large eggs
  • 0.5 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 0.25 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.25 cups granulated sugar
  • 0.25 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or grease and flour it.
  2. Peel sweet potatoes, chop into 1-inch chunks, and cook until very tender. Mash and let cool.
  3. In a bowl, whisk eggs, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add cooled mashed sweet potatoes and mix well.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt.
  5. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing the top. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Optional: Add chopped nuts or raisins for extra texture.