Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

by Paul
(USA)

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs (room temperature)
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 cups sweet potato (oven roasted until caramelized and mashed)
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)

Directions:

Mix the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl.

Cream the butter and brown sugar in another bowl, then stir the honey, eggs, buttermilk and sweet potato into the butter and sugar.

Stir the sweet potato mixture into the flour mixture; stir in the pecans.

Pour the batter into a 9x5 inch greased loaf pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean...about 1 hour.

Top with the praline sauce and cool.

Praline Topping:

Ingredients:

3/4 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pecans (roasted and chopped)
1 cups powered sugar
2 tablespoons water

Directions:

Cook the butter and brown sugar in a sauce pan until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Stir in the pecans. Pour the mixture into a bowl and let cool.

Mix the powdered sugar into the water.

Break up the cooled praline mixture.

Mix the praline and sugar water together.