Sweet Potato Bread

adapted from Allrecipes

2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potato (about 3 sweet potatoes)**
2 cups sugar (I used one brown sugar and one white sugar) + more for sprinkling if desired
4 eggs
1 cup oil (I used applesauce instead)
3/4 cup orange juice
3-1/2 cups flour (I used 2-1/2 wheat and 1 white)
1-1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
pecans, optional

1.  Preheat oven to 350℉.  Grease and flour (or sugar) two- 9x5 inch loaf pans.

2.  In large mixing bowl beat together sugar, eggs, and oil.  Add mashed sweet potatoes and orange juice.  In seperate bowl mix flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice.

3.  Add dry ingredients to sweet potato mixture until just combined. Fold in pecans if desired.

4.  Pour into prepared pans.  Sprinkle lightly with sugar if desired. (I sprinkled it with brown sugar)  Bake for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of bread comes out clean.  Remove from pan and place on cooling rack to cool.  Eat warm or cool.

** To cook sweet potatoes either wash and cook them in the microwave for about 6-7 minutes or until tender; let cool, remove peel, then mash.  Or wash them and slice lengthwise, place on a lightly greased baking sheet; bake at 350℉ for 30 minutes or until tender.  Let cool, remove peel and mash.