Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet Potato Bread
Adapted by Nancy from Richard’s Mom’s recipe for Pumpkin Bread.
Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees
Bake 1 1/4 hours in greased large tube pan, or
for 1 hour in 2 standard loaf pans, or 3 1-lb coffee cans.
Adjust cooking time for oven and size of pans used.
Cream together:
2 sticks softened butter
1 3/4 cup white sugar
Add:
3 eggs, one at a time, beat thoroughly after each egg.
Add:
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups packed prepared sweet potatoes (baked, peeled, strained/riced) - dark orange ones are best! (yams)
Mix together then add slowly to above ingredients with wooden spoon or slow beater: (adjust spices to taste)
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 to 1 c. chopped nuts (pecans)
Bake at 350 degrees in GREASED pan, 1-1/4 hour or till knife inserted in center comes out clean. Usually, the bread will pull away from the sides of the pan when done. Top will be cracked.
Cool a little, then remove from pan.
Serves well warm or cool, with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Freezes Well.
Charlie H wrote:
Nancy as a fellow baker i have tried your pie recipes and have had wonderful compliments on them i how ever am looking foe a recipe that my great grandma used to make in number two tin cans “im not shure what the number size actually is “” for but if i recall the name was boston brown bread it was baked in the cans and was always excellent with a spread of cream cheese on it i do know that the bread had raisins in it any ideas or help ???? Sincerely Charlie H in ohio
P.S… Congrads to the newest family member God bless you all the way
Posted on 09-Dec-04 at 8:19 pm | Permalink
Nancy wrote:
Thanks, Charlie. I’m not familiar with the Boston Brown Bread. I think people must have used the tin cans for baking perhaps during the depression or the war when baking pans might have not been available. My guess.
Posted on 19-Mar-05 at 2:47 pm | Permalink
Charlie H. wrote:
thanks Nancy i did do a little more searching on my bread and found out that the tins are used for baking the bread in and i am still searching for the recipe for the bread i did find out that when you baked this bread you sit the tins in a baking pan with water in the pan “for moistness i guess ” but if you would like i will share this recipe with you if you would like it to try Charlie h
Posted on 30-Apr-05 at 12:16 pm | Permalink