Spiced Sweet Potato Mini-loaves |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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These mini loaves are also healthy, in that sweet potatoes are a powerhouse of nutrients!. Great for gift-giving, also, or for serving at your Thanksgiving dinner table. Ingredients:
1/2 cup cooked sweet potatoes, peeled and pureed |
1 cup packed brown sugar |
1 cup apple juice |
3/4 cup raisins |
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves |
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 cup chopped walnuts |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325*F
2. In a large saucepan, combine sweet potatoes, brown sugar, apple juice, raisins, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Lower heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Set aside to cool.
6. Sift together flour, soda and baking powder.
7. Add to the cooled sweet potato mixture; stir well.
8. Fold in walnuts.
9. Spoon batter into 3 greased mini (approximately 3 x 6-inch) loaf pans.
10. Bake on lowest rack in 325*F oven for 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
11. Cool in pans for 10 minutes then turn out and transfer loaves to wire rack to cool completely.
12. Makes 3 mini loaves or 18 servings
13. You can also make these loaves even healthier by adding 1/2 cup of cranberries to your batter. Cranberries and sweet potatoes go very well together! :+D
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