Sweet Potato Bread

November 13th in Alabama and it's 75 degrees outside.  So in an effort to get myself in the holiday mood I turned on the air conditioner, some Christmas music and decided to bake for our school's country store sale.  I made this bread for the first time last year.  It's a simple quick bread which is great for bake sales and home made gifts.  I've done banana and zucchini but the sweet potato is now my favorite.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cup Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp each of Ginger, Nutmeg and Cloves
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Packed Dark Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs slightly beaten
1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/3 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
2 Tblsp. Milk
1 Cup Cooked Sweet potatoes
1 Cup Chopped Pecans (Optional)
1/2 Cup Raisins (Optional)



Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for one hour.
Peel and mash potatoes.

Turn oven down to 325 degrees and grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and spices.
Stir in brown and white sugar and add nuts and raisins.







In separate bowl, whisk eggs, oil, applesauce, milk and potatoes until smooth.






Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.  Add wet ingredients and stir by hand just until moistened.

Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes.