Hillside Gardens

• Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Sweet Potato Pecan Bread

At Christmas time, my husband and I had just finished Dave Ramsey"s Financial Peace University course, and decided that we were going to stick to a budget, and give from the heart rather than the wallet. One of the gifts that we ended up giving to his parents was a gift certificate for 52 weeks of homemade bread. So far, I had sent breads that I make a lot, such as zucchini, banana, and such. Today I tried a new recipe, sweet potato pecan, and it was scrumptious! I greased the loaf pan, and coated it with cinnamon and sugar before I put the batter in, and then sprinkled more cinnamon and sugar on top before putting it in to bake, so the whole loaf had crunchy, cinnamon sugar crust. Yummy!

Sweet Potato Pecan Bread

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 2/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. oil
1 c. mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 c. water
2 eggs
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Combine all of the dry ingredients. Add the liquids, potatoes, and eggs; mix well. Fold in pecans. Pour into greased bread pans (makes three small loaves). Bake at 325 degrees until done.

I didn't realize until I started mixing that I didn't have any ground nutmeg. Luckily, I did have whole nutmeg, so I just grated one of them and used it. It had a wonderful taste!