Cranberry Sweet Potato Quick Bread [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 16
• Time: 80 minutes

Sweet potatoes are rich in a number of nutrients like vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D and trace minerals like magnesium, iron, etc. Therefore, eating sweet potatoes helps in increasing energy levels and strengthening the immune system in the body. Furthermore, it helps muscles and nerve-endings to function properly. Cranberries provide our body with lots of nutrients like vitamin E, dietary fiber and vitamin C. Eating cranberries strengthens the immune system and control the blood pressure levels in the body. They are also a wonderful source of phytonutrients and manganese.

Nutrition

• calories: 177
• protein: 4
• carbs: 33
• fat: 3
• saturated fat: 0.52
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.9
• monounsaturated fat: 1.23
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 72
• potassium: 73
• dietary fiber: 0.19
• sugars: 2.11
• vitamin a: 25
• vitamin c: 2
• calcium: 24
• iron: 0
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 30.7
• other fats: 0.35

Ingredients

• 1 dash Salt, table
• 0.75 cup Egg substitute, liquid
• 2.5 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1 spray , about 1/3 second Oil, PAM cooking spray, original
• 1 cup Cranberries, dried, sweetened
• 14 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 0.2 cup Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, with salt
• 0.5 tsp Leavening agents, baking soda
• 1.5 tsp Leavening agents, baking powder, low-sodium
• 0.75 1 cup canned mashed sweet potato
• 2 1 tbsp Sliced Almonds
• 0.3 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium
• 0.25 tsp Spices, nutmeg, ground
• 0.25 tsp Spices, cinnamon, ground

Instructions

• Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit / 175 degrees Celsius.
• In a large bowl, combine salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, all-purpose flour, baking powder and brown sugar.
• Take another bowl and combine margarine, orange juice, egg substitute and thinly diced sweet potato. Then add the dry mixture into this mixture. Stir all the ingredients until they are moist. Fold in cranberries.
• Take a loaf pan and spray it with cooking spray. Pour a spoonful of batter into it. Sprinkle almonds over the batter.
• Bake the bread mixture at the set oven temperature for at least 70 minutes.
• Once the bread is baked to perfection, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool over a wire rack.
• Serve immediately.