Southern sweet potato bread

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Butter or margarine --
Softened
½ cup Packed brown sugar
2 eaches Eggs -- lightly beaten
1 cup Sweet potatoes -- mashed
3 tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Orange peel -- grated
2 cups Self-rising flour
¼ teaspoon Ground allspice
¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
¼ cup Pecans -- chopped
ORANGE CREAM SPREAD:
1 pack Cream cheese -- 3 ounces
Softened
1 teaspoon Orange juice
1 teaspoon Orange peel -- grated

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Add sweet potatoes, milk and orange peel; mix well. Combine flour, allspice and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture. Mix just until combined.

Fold in nuts. Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan.

Bake at 350 deg. for 40-45 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool completely.

In a mixing bowl, combine spread ingredients; beat until smooth.

Serve with bread. Yield: 1 loaf. *Editor's Note: 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt may be substituted for self-rising flour Recipe By : Taste of Home

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