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Cranberry-Sweet Potato Quick Bread

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:16:18 -0700
v112.n035.3
* Exported from MasterCook *

                     Bread, Cranberry-Sweet Potato Quick

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 16    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread-Bakers Mailing List       Breads
                  Fruit                           Low Fat

    Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
    1                cup  firmly packed brown sugar
    1 1/2      teaspoons  baking powder
       1/2           tsp  baking soda
       1/2      teaspoon  salt
       1/4      teaspoon  ground cinnamon
       1/4      teaspoon  ground nutmeg
       3/4           cup  no sugar added mashed sweet potatoes
       3/4           cup  egg substitute
       1/3           cup  orange juice
       1/4           cup  margarine -- melted
       1/4           cup  chopped cranberries
                          cooking spray
    2        tablespoons  sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of 
mixture. Combine sweet potato, egg substitute, orange juice, and 
margarine in a bowl; add to dry ingredients. Stir just until moist. 
Fold in cranberries.

Spoon batter into a 9 x 5" loaf pan coated with cooking spray; 
sprinkle almonds over batter. Bake at 350F for 1 hour and 10 minutes 
or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 
in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Let cool 
completely on wire rack.

Yield: 16 servings
(serving size: 1 slice)

Description:
    "Tart dried cranberries perfectly complement the sweet potato's 
flavor in this festive quick bread. Top with sliced almonds for a 
delicious crunch."
Source:
    "Cooking Light, Nov 1996"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 183 Calories; 5g Fat (24.0% 
calories from fat); 4g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 
trace Cholesterol; 214mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : This sweet potato quick bread is delicious year-round, but 
it's best served at Christmas because of the cranberries. Wrap a 
freshly baked loaf in cellophane and tie with a pretty ribbon for a 
lovely homemade gift.