Sweet potato bread has been on my to-do list for over a year now. We got amazing sweet potatoes in abundance in Malaysia which made me try and include it more in our diet. I tried quite a few recipes with it and the daughter was too pleased with most results. But somehow I missed making the bread even though I read a lot about it. We used to get a different variety of sweet potatoes in Malaysia which was dark pink outside and a pretty orange colour inside which is different from a much lighter shade of those we get here in Bangalore.

So finally I ticked off this item and made the sweet potato bread and can now understand why so many people rave so much about it. It is definitely a must try and since it is sweet potato, it is a total guilt free indulgence not to mention its popularity with kids. Don’t know why I waited this long. So here goes –

Recipe from here

Makes one 7″ loaf

WHAT WE NEED

Sweet potato purée                   1/2 cup

Canola / sunflower oil              1/4 cup

Light brown sugar                      1/4 cup

Water                                              3 tbsp

Egg                                                   1

Vanilla essence                             1/2 tsp

All purpose flour                          1 cup plus 2 tbsp

Granulated sugar                          6 tbsp

Baking powder                               1 tsp

Salt                                                     1/4 tsp

Walnuts, chopped                         15-18

Ground cinnamon                         1/2 tsp
WHAT TO DO                           

• To make sweet potato purée, steam a medium sized sweet potato for 15 minutes till it is of mashable consistency. Peel it and mash with a fork and mix it with 1 tbsp water in a blender for a smooth purée.
• Preheat the oven to 180C
• In a large bowl, mix together the purée, oil, light brown sugar, water, egg and vanilla
• In another bowl mix the flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt
• Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients
• Coat the walnuts with a little flour and stir it into the mixture
• Grease the loaf pan and line it with parchment paper
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or till the tester comes out clean
• Take it out of the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes
• Unmould it and let it cool completely on a wire rack
• Enjoy!

This is part of the Bake-a-thon 2016