SWEET POTATO BREAD

August 21, 2014

If there’s one thing I cannot get enough of lately it has been snack breads. AKA quick breads. AKA breads that don’t require yeast. Yes, I love the typical banana and zucchini ones. But when you’re making about two loaves a week, you need some fresh things in the rotation as well. I like this sweet potato version because it’s not overly sweet and also perfectly autumnal. Because once September first hits, I will be in full on Fall mode, regardless of the weather.

All pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, butternut squash, and sweet potato everything, please.

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SWEET POTATO BREAD
Serves 2 loaves

2 sweet potatoes
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 and 3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave for seven minutes each. Remove skin from sweet potatoes and allow to cool. In a stand mixer, combine sweet potatoes with  oil, milk, vanilla, eggs, sugar, and brown sugar. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Incorporate dry ingredients into sweet potato mixture. Transfer batter to greased 9×5 baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Cover with foil and bake for 15 more minutes.

SWEET POTATO BREAD
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup oil
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 and ¾ cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave for seven minutes each. Remove skin from sweet potatoes and allow to cool.
  3. In a stand mixer, combine sweet potatoes with oil, milk, vanilla, eggs, sugar, and brown sugar.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  5. Incorporate dry ingredients into sweet potato mixture.
  6. Transfer batter to greased 9x5 baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes.
  7. Cover with foil and bake for 15 more minutes.

 

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  • Barbara Gaffield

    I inadvertently deleted an email from Debbie Wasserman Schultz which contained her Sweet Potato Bread Recipe. It sounded delicious … I think yours used more sugar … or was that the same recipe?

  • Joan Goldberg

    Hi there Rachel,
    Didn’t this recipe used to steam the sweet sweet potatoes with skin on and use buttermilk?

  • Lia

    I think it sad that the majority of comments and questions go unanswered on this website. For many of Rachel’s recipes, as inspiring and flavorful as they appear, I find I’m asking (though silently to myself) many of the questions already posted. Apparently, no one’s listening on the othe. Hopefully Rachel is OK and in good health.

    • Rachel Schultz

      Sorry Lia! I try to answer every question. Although if a question has already been answered elsewhere in the comments section I may not repeat the answer. Could explain what you’re observing?

  • On the size of the sweet potatoes, I am assuming that the recipe would need the same amount as, say, a banana bread, in cups. In other words, whatever amount your banana bread calls for. Hope this helps.

  • Deedee

    I’d love to try this recipe, but not sure exactly how much mashed sweet potato to use. Given sweet potatoes vary is size and weight. can you provide an exact measure in grams and/or cups. Thanks,

  • Deedee

    I would love to try this recipe. Given sweet potatoes vary in size, I’d like to know an exact amount for the sweet potato, in grams and/or cups. Thanks.

  • Jane

    Sweet potatoes come in all sizes, are we talking about 2 cups worth?

  • you are so awesome j ppjg

  • penny

    Hi there. This looks wonderful and I love the Fall too!! Can you sub in coconut sugar or maple syrup for the white sugar and brown sugar in your recipe? What do you suggest? Also, can you sub in almond flour, oat flour or something else for the white flour? Just trying to get away from the “white” things in recipes if I can help it. Thanks!!

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