Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- 1 pound (2 1/2 cups) light brown sugar, packed
- 2 cups sweet potatoes, precooked and thoroughly mashed or pureed
- 1 cup apple cider (preferably unfiltered)
- 4 large eggs, beaten to a froth
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
- 2 cups dark raisins
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 9x5x3-inch loaf pans generously with butter or cooking spray; set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients: Into a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a second large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until light and well blended, about 2-3 minutes with a hand mixer or wooden spoon.
- Add wet ingredients: Add pureed sweet potatoes, apple cider, and beaten eggs to the butter mixture. Stir until smooth and thoroughly blended.
- Combine wet and dry: About 1 cup at a time, add the flour mixture to the sweet potato mixture, stirring well after each addition. Do not beat this batter; gentle stirring is key to a tender crumb.
- Fold in mix-ins: Fold in chopped walnuts and dark raisins until evenly distributed.
- Fill pans and bake: Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans, dividing evenly. Bake until medium golden brown on top, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Check doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of one loaf; if it comes out clean, the loaves are done.
- Cool and dust with powdered sugar: Remove loaves from oven and let stand in pans about 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool. While the bread is still slightly warm to the touch (about 20-30 minutes after removing from the oven), dust the tops with powdered sugar using a fine-mesh sieve or sifter. The bread should be cool enough that the sugar won’t completely melt, but warm enough that it adheres nicely to the surface.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Equipment
Stainless Steel 9×5 Loaf Pans Set of 3
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- Cook Time: 45-60 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg