Dish #2. No Thanksgiving would not be complete without something made of sweet potatoes. I was debating whether or not to serve them mashed or some other way. I didn't really finalize my menu until the very last minutes. Ah, procrastination. Something I'm still working on. But then I decided to go for the bread route. Besides, rather than making the usual dinner rolls, for a special occasion like a holiday, it calls for something a little more different than the norm.
I like to have this warm with a little bit of cranberry sauce spread on top.Drizzle on some cranberry sauce or gravy or butter or jam or, or...you name it, you can pair it. Well, almost anything.
Makes 1 loaf
Sweet Potato Bread
1 cup unsalted butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons soda
4 cups flour
3 small sweet potatoes (peeled)
Preheat your oven to 350˚F
Cut the sweet potatoes into quarters. Toss them in a tiny drizzle extra virgin olive oil and season with some salt and pepper. Place them in the baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20 minutes. When finished mash the sweet potatoes in a bowl and set aside
In a bowl, sift together the flour salt, baking soda, cinnamon.
In another bow, cream together the butter and sugar. Then beat in each egg. Slowly pour in the flour mixture constantly stirring. Then add the sweet potatoes. Blend well.
Pour the batter into a greased loaf dish. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
Let the loaf cool slightly before removing from the pan.
27 comments:
I love these kind of loaf bread/cake thingys. I make them alot.
That does indeed sound delicious with cranberry sauce drizzled on top.
Recently I saw potato cake in Japanese store and your potato bread looks very good too.
Wow. Interesting. I'm definitely going to try this : ]
jenn don't forget any leftovers will make awesome french toast. just cook them a bit longer if you slice them thick.
Oh that looks good! I would love that with some melted butter. Yum!
I was looking for what to do with my sweet potatoes! I think I just found the dish! :)
People think I'm nuts, but I just don't care for mashed sweet potatoes. Now this, this looks like something I can get behind!
This bread looks great! I have been seeing a lot of great recipes using sweet potatoes in baked goods. I should give this a whirl. It looks delicious:)
Yum! Now that is a great way to use up sweet potatoes. I adore them and I am always looking for new things to do with them. Bookmarking this for Christmas!!
Sweet Potato Bread is a new one on me! GREG
Mmmm, mmm, mmm - I love quick breads made with sweet potato. They stay so nice and moist! The cranberry sauce sounds like a great addition, too!
oh man, how yummy! this is also great for people (like the ones in my family) that aren't into the traditional sweet potato dish! great job!
Looks delicious! Gonna try this next week :)
I'm not a huge fan of sweet pototoes by themselves, but for some reason I love sweet potato fries and I bet I would like them hidden in this bread too.
I've never made it before, so its going on my to-do list!
Thanks for posting the recipe!
I bet this is FANTASTIC with cranberry sauce - that's my kind of thinking. :) (though I might be tempted to throw some dried crans in the batter too...)
Sweet potato bread sounds incredible! What an excellent addition for a Thanksgiving table!
It has been forever since I made this Sweet Potato Bread. Thanks Jenn, if you didn't post this, I will completely forget how delicious it is.
oh wow this rocks, great way to use sweet potatoes
Yum! That's a pretty short list of ingredients for a quick bread, too... I like it!
I love sweet potato bread!
Joyce
Sweet potato bread with cranberry sauce, now that's got me thinking... :)
This looks great Jen! What a beautiful texture! It looks so soft and tender.
I used up the last of my sweet potato today! Must buy more!
This sounds like a great sub for pumpkin bread! :D
Very nice bread! I love using sweet potatoes in my baking.
Fantastic! I lovelovelove sweet potato but I'm in the definite minority in my immediate family for most dishes. But who could turn down a great loaf of bread? What do you think about adding nuts and/or fruits to it?
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