Cherry Sweet Potato Bread
Who knew Cherry Sweet Potato Bread could be so delicious, and so simple! Few other sweet bread recipes have a winning combination of fruit and veggie like this bread does.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries
- 1 can (15-ounce) sweet potato (or yams), drained
- 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Combine and mix flour, sugar, salt, soda, cinnamon, pumpkin spice well.
- Add eggs, oil and milk stirring until smooth. Blend in sweet potatoes, raisins, nuts, cherries and vanilla.
- Pour into well greased bread pan that has been lightly floured.
- Bake approximately 1 hour (check at 50 minutes), checking by inserting tester to be sure it is done. Tester will come out clean.