I think the reason it took so long to bake was that it contained so much butter -- the butter, sweet potato and eggs all combined equals a lot of liquid for the proportion of dry ingredients in the recipe. If I make it again, I may try using less melted butter. However, it was truly delicious! (The amount of calories must be astronomical!) Penny
On 4/4/12, Sisi Ben-Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Penny, > > I think it's a matter of taste. I usually cut the portions of butter and > sugar in recipes because they call for too much butter and sugar. Too much > for my liking anyway. When a recipe calls for 1 cup butter I use 1/2 cup. > When they say 3 cups sugar I use 1.5 cup. It doesn't hurt the recipe at all. > In this case I think 2/3 cups butter is not too much, but again it's a > matter of taste. > > Sisi > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Penny Reeder" <[email protected]> > To: "cookinginthedark" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:59 PM > Subject: [CnD] The Sweet Potato Tea Bread Recipe > > > To the person who shared the Sweet Potato Tea Bread Recipe -- it's > delicious but I wonder if there's a mistake in the recipe. > > Here is what you shared: > Sweet Potato Tea Cake > Call it tea cake or call it quick bread, > or call it delicious...all three work for this sweet potato treat. > definition list of 11 items > 1 1/2 cups all-purpose > flour > 1/2 teaspoon baking soda > 1/2 teaspoon salt > 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon > 1 cup granulated sugar > 1 cup sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed > 2 large eggs, beaten > 2/3 cup butter, melted > 1/2 cup shredded coconut > 1/2 cup seedless raisins > 1/2 cup chopped walnuts > list end > list of 3 items > 1. Measure flour, > soda, > salt, cinnamon and sugar into mixing bowl. Make a well in center. > Measure remaining > ingredients into well. Stir carefully, just enough to mix. > 2. Pour into greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. > 3. Bake > at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour. Remove from pan. Cool before slicing. > list end > Makes 8 servings. Enjoy. > > I made it, we are enjoying it, but it baked for an hour and 40 > minutes! Do you think the recipe should read "1 third cup of butter? > > Thanks. > Penny > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 7024 (20120403) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
