Sweet Potato Bread

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes (I boiled these until tender, removed skins then mashed)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl combine sugar and oil; beat well.
2. Add eggs and beat for another 1-2 minutes
3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix dry ingredients together.
4. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture then add water.
5. Stir in sweet potatoes and (optional) chopped pecans.
6. Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour, test to make sure knife or tooth pick comes out clean.