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Southern Sweet Potato Bread

Southern Sweet Potato Bread

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Bread, Brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (plus extra for topping, if desired)
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground or freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 cup mashed, cooked sweet potatoes, at room temperature
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 6 tbsp butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • 1/2 cup whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350F. Butter an 8x4 inch loaf pan and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix the pecans and cranberries with 2 Tbsp of the flour. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix the remaining flour with the baking powder, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
  • Add the sweet potatoes, eggs, melted butter, and milk to your flour mixture. Stir the batter until well moistened.
  • Fold in the pecan and cranberry mixture.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the top of the batter with additional chopped pecans, if desired.
  • Bake for 60-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan before turning the loaf out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
  • Serve warm.
Keyword Southern Sweet Potato Bread, Sweet Potato, Sweet potato bread
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