Leslie Revsin's Sweet-Potato Bread

Name: Leslie Revsin's Sweet-Potato Bread
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 10 - 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups pureed cooked sweet potato; 2 cups sifted flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; Pinch salt; Pinch cinnamon; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Rating: 5(54)
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Ingredients

Yield:10 - 12 servings

½cup unsalted butter, softened
1cup sugar
2eggs
1½cups pureed cooked sweet potato
2cups sifted flour
1teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
Pinch cinnamon
¼cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans

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Preparation

Step 1
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 2
Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 3
Beat sweet potato to mix.
Step 4
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, and stir into sweet-potato mixture. Stir in pecans.
Step 5
Grease an 8-by-4-by-2½-inch loaf pan, and spoon in batter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Step 6
Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove. Do not slice until cooled.