Nutty Yam Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup yam, canned drained and mashed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (we use walnuts or pecans)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease or spray large loaf pan
• 3 in medium bowl, mix oil, butter, eggs, sugars, vanilla, rum, yams, allspice and set aside.
• 4 in medium bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder
• 5 gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir until barely mixed (do not keep stirring).
• 6 fold in nuts.
• 7 pour mixture into greased loaf pan.
• 8 bake 45-50 minutes or insert toothpick and if it comes out clean and no batter residue it's done.
• 9 let rest 10-15 minutes before serving warm or let completely cool before serving.