Sweet Potato Cinnamon Bread

By dmarquardt

Taste Of Home

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 eggs
• 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
• 2/3 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup 2% milk
• 1-1/2 cups raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first eight 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.
Transfer to four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4 loaves (6 slices each).

For larger loaves: Prepare recipe as directed, using two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake in preheated 350° oven 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Yield: 2 loaves (12 slices each)