Sweet Potato Bread

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One slice of this warm, tender sweet potato bread and you’ll see why it’s one of our favorite sweet potato fall desserts.

Ingredients

  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2-2/3 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 2/3 cup 2% milk
  • 1-1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 8 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, sweet potatoes, oil and milk until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
  2. Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
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