Sweet Potato Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cup baked sweet potatoes, mashed
• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream margarine, add sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add potatoes. In a medium sized bowl, sift together: flour, salt, baking soda, and spices. Blend with potato mixture. You may add 1 cup chopped pecans and 1 cup raisins or 1 cup Bran Buds cereal and 1/2 cup chopped dates. Bake in 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake for 60-65 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before trying to remove from pan. Remove and cool on racks. Wrap well. It's better the next day. Makes 2 loaves.

By Terri H.