Sweet Potato Yeast Bread

Growing up, my mom baked a lot of bread.  One of my favorite memories was baking bread on Saturday mornings.  We had a huge bowl, and we would make a quadruple batch of plain dough, and then the four of us would get a quarter of the dough to make our own special loaf.  I loved to make cinnamon bread.  And nothing is better than bread fresh from the oven!

I have been looking for a recipe for bread with some fall flavors.  I adapted one that I found for potato yeast bread, and tried sweet potatoes and some fall spices.  And a little brown sugar.

Sweet Potato Yeast Bread

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
• 4 cups bread flour
• 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves and cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons milk

Preparation:

Add ingredients according to manufacturer's suggested order. Use white bread setting, light crust.
Makes a 2-pound loaf.



This is wonderful!  It is just the right blend of flavors, a little sweet, a little savory.  The sweet potato adds moisture and a nice delicate texture.

Fresh from the oven (well, bread machine...)?  Fabulous.  This would make great french toast.  Or a delicious turkey sandwich.  Leftovers would make out of this world bread pudding.

But I am thinking leftovers of this one aren't likely at our house.  We couldn't finish taking pictures without a taste.

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