Sweet Potato Bread with Pecans
You'll love this delicious recipe for Sweet Potato Bread with Pecans. If you love sweet potatoes, then you have to try this moist and tender bread. You can also use this recipe to make muffins.
Ingredients
- 1 can sweet potatoes 15 oz (drain, saving 2 tablespoon liquid)
- 1 ¼ Cup sugar
- ⅓ Cup water
- ⅓ Cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¾ Cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ C pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prep bread pan with baking spray and set aside.
- Add the sweet potatoes and the reserved sweet potato liquid in a large bowl. Mash the sweet potatoes.
- Add sugar, water, oil and eggs to the mashed sweet potatoes. Mix well.
- Slowly add the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spices. Stir to mix well.
- Add most of the chopped pecans, stirring to mix. Save a little of the pecans to top the batter once it is in the loaf pan.
- Pour the bread batter into the bread pan and add the rest of the pecans to the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 70 minutes. (Insert a toothpick in the center to make sure the bread is done. The toothpick should come out clean,)
- Remove from the oven. Allow to cool for 15 minutes while still in the pan.
- Turn out the bread on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- First, make sure those sweet potatoes are well-drained and mashed until they're nice and smooth.
- Be gentle when mixing in the flour. Overmixing can lead to a denser loaf, so just stir until everything's combined.
- Let your bread cool completely before slicing. This way, it'll hold its shape beautifully.
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 268mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 1577IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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