Once you enjoy a slice of this moist and dense quick bread, you’ll have a hard time believing something so luscious can be made without butter. Plus, you can whip up this sweet, spiced quick bread recipe and have it in the oven in just 15 minutes.
Southern Sweet Potato Bread
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ self-rising flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon.
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Step2Add oil, milk and eggs; blend well. Stir in sweet potatoes, pecans and raisins until well mixed. Pour into pan.
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Step3Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
Nutrition
320
Calories
17g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 320
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 160mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 22g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 70%
- 70%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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