Sweet Potato Bread II recipe

2 servings

3 sweet potatoes

3 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup orange juice

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Wash sweet potatoes, slice lengthwise and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes.

Let cool, peel and mash.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together sugar, eggs and oil.

Stir in orange juice and 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes.

In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.

Stir flour mixture into egg/sweet potato mixture until just combined.

Fold in pecans if desired.

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour 25 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean.