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Sweet Potato Maple Pecan Quick Bread
Ingredients
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup sweet potatoes, cooked, cooled and mashed
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup milk, at room temperature
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
In a medium-sized bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add sweet potatoes, maple syrup, eggs, milk, and vanilla; mix well.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and spices. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; add the sweet potato mixture and pecans; stir just to combine.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
Remove the pan to a wire rack. Cool for 10 minutes before removing the bread from the pan; finish cooling on the rack.
Store the completely cooled bread in an airtight container at room temperature.
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Ingredients
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium-large sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chili powder
4 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle Chile (see Cooking Tips)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups water
2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed
2 medium tomatoes, diced
4 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sweet potato and onion and cook, stirring often, until the onion is beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, chipotle and salt and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Add water and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the sweet potato is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes and lime juice; increase heat to high and return to a simmer, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.
Cook's Tip
Chipotle peppers are dried, smoked jalapeño peppers. Ground chipotle Chile pepper can be found in the spice section of most supermarkets.
