Granny's Sweet Potato Bread

Baked sweet potato add extra moisture and color to this sweet, spiced bread. Pecans are stirred into the batter and sprinkled on top for a nutty flavor.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 396 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• ⅓ cup water
• 1 teaspoon butter
• ½ cup chopped pecans (Optional)
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 sweet potato
• cooking spray
• 1 ⅔ cups sifted self-rising flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Wrap sweet potato in aluminum foil.

Step 4

Bake sweet potato in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool.

Step 5

Whisk white sugar and canola oil together in a bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Sift flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg into sugar mixture. Slowly whisk water into flour-sugar mixture until incorporated.

Step 6

Peel sweet potato; mash into the batter. Fold in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.

Step 7

Reduce oven temperature to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 8

Heat brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Pour glaze over bread.