Cherry Sweet Potato Bread

By littlefish

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherries
• 15 cans sweet potato (or yams), drained
• 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Adapted from recipelion.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Combine and mix flour, sugar, salt, soda, cinnamon, pumpkin spice well.

Add eggs, oil and milk stirring until smooth. Blend in sweet potatoes, raisins, nuts, cherries and vanilla.

Pour into well greased bread pan that has been lightly floured.

Bake approximately 1 hour (check at 50 minutes), checking by inserting tester to be sure it is done. Tester will come out clean