Cranberry Sweet Potato Bread
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 2:01am

Ingredients




3/4 cup packed dark or light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup mashed, cooked sweet potatoes
3 eggs, slightly beaten
 cup orange juice
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cranberries
1/2 cup sliced natural almonds

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. 2 In large bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, sweet potatoes, eggs and orange juice. 3 In separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together. Add to sweet potato mixture and mix. Fold in chopped cranberries and almonds; turn batter into prepared pan. 4 Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of bread comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to wire rack and cool completely. 5 Note: To cook sweet potatoes, cook in water to cover in saucepan until tender, 20 to 30 minutes.