Kentucky Sweet Potato Bread

Old fashioned sweet potato bread is comforting and tasty. Best of all, it’s quick and easy to make.

• ¼ cup margarine
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup cooked mashed sweet potatoes
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans

1. In a mixing bowl, cream ¼ cup margarine and ½ cup brown sugar.
2. Add eggs and mix well.
3. Add sweet potatoes, milk, and grated orange peel; mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, mix flours, allspice, nutmeg and pecans.
5. Blend the wet and dry mixtures, stirring only until just combined.
6. Spray a 9-inch x 5-inch x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
7. Pour mixture into pan and bake at 350°F for 45 to 50 minutes.
8. When the loaf is removed from the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes before applying glaze.

Glaze:

• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 tablespoon reduced fat cream cheese
• ¼ cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1½ teaspoon milk
• 1½ teaspoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel

1. In a small mixing bowl, mix the margarine and cream cheese.
2. Add the confectioner’s sugar, milk, orange juice and orange peel.Mix well.
3. Remove loaf from pan and spread