Granny's Sweet Potato Bread

Method

1. 1

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

2. 2

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

3. 3

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

4. 4

   Peel sweet potato; mash flesh into batter. Fold in ½ cup chopped pecans.

5. 5

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

6. 6

   Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

7. 7

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

8. 8

   Heat brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ½ cup chopped pecans to combine. Pour brown sugar-pecan glaze over bread.

Nutrition

calories

396 kcal

fatContent

18 g

fiberContent

2 g

sugarContent

40 g

sodiumContent

253 mg

proteinContent

4 g

cholesterolContent

32 mg

carbohydrateContent

58 g

saturatedFatContent

2 g

unsaturatedFatContent

0 g

Indicative values from the source, for the original recipe.

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