Cherokee Sweet Potato Bread Recipe
No, I don't know if it's actually Cherokee. I do know it's an old tribal recipe, however, and is quite good with a wonderful texture.
You can play around with the nuts or just take them out all together.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup shortening; softened
- 2 eggs; beaten
- 1 cup cooked or canned sweet potatoes; mashed
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts of choice
- 1/2 cup raisins
Directions
- In a mixing bowl sift together the flour, soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside. In a seperate bowl cream the sugars and shortening until fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, then sweet potatoes, then water. Stir in the dry ingredients, folding in the nuts and raisins.
- Pour the batter in to a well greased 9Ã5 loaf pan. Bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes. Test Bread for doneness.
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