Granny's Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

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Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 2hrs5 mins

Total: 2hrs25 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 5x9-inch loaf

Granny's Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

Ingredients

1 sweet potato

1 ¼ cups white sugar

½ cup canola oil

2 eggs

1 ⅔ cups sifted self-rising flour

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

⅓ cup water

½ cup chopped pecans

cooking spray

1 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon butter

½ cup chopped pecans

Breakfast and Brunch

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Wrap sweet potato in aluminum foil.

Step 2

Bake sweet potato in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork about 1 hour. Set aside to cool.

Step 3

Whisk white sugar and canola oil together in a bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Sift flour cinnamon and nutmeg into sugar mixture. Slowly whisk water into flour-sugar mixture until incorporated.

Step 4

Peel sweet potato; mash into the batter. Fold in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.

Step 5

Reduce oven temperature to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 6

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean about 1 hour.

Step 8

Heat brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Pour glaze over bread.

Nutritional Information

Granny's Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 396.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4g 8%

Carbohydrates: 58g 19%

Dietary Fiber: 2.2g 9%

Sugars: 40.1g

Fat: 17.6g 27%

Saturated Fat: 1.8g 9%

Cholesterol: 31.9mg 11%

Vitamin A Iu: 3414.3IU 68%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.1mg 16%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 0.7mg 1%

Folate: 42.9mcg 11%

Calcium: 93.8mg 9%

Iron: 1.5mg 8%

Magnesium: 23.7mg 9%

Potassium: 177.2mg 5%

Sodium: 252.9mg 10%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 20%

Calories From Fat: 158.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.