Sweet Potato Spice Loaf

This is a recipe I took from one of Grandma's many magazine's a few weeks ago. I made it the following week because we have been getting so many sweet potatoes at the market. It was delish. It is a perfect fall bread- similar to a zucchini, carrot, or banana- but with sweet potatoes and spices. Serve with some apple cider or hot chocolate- yuummme. I didn't try the clementine peel on top, but I am sure it adds a nice flavor.

Ingredients:
3 eggs
½ c. buttermilk (or 1/2 c. milk with a tsp. vinegar added; let stand for 20 mins).
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ground allspice
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
¾ c. butter, cut up- softened
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. shredded fresh unpeeled sweet potato (about 10 oz)
1 recipe Clementine peel

Let eggs and buttermilk stand at room temperature for 30 mins.
Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly coat 9x5x3 in. baking pan with non-stick cooking spray; lightly coat with flour.
Set aside.
In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, allspice, and nutmeg; set aside.
Add sugar to butter; whisk until well combined.
Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla; whisk until well mixed (may look curdled).
Add flour mixture.
Whisk until combined.
Fold in sweet potato.
Spoon into prepared pan and spread evenly.
Bake 65-70 mins. or until top springs back when lightly touched and split in top appears to be dry.
Cool on wire rack 10 mins.
Remove from pan.
Cool completely , about 2 hours.

Clementine Peel

With vegetable ppeler, remove strips of peel from one Clementine or orange.
In a small bowl, combine peel strips with ¼ c. honey. Cook on high for 30-40 sec or until warm.
Cover.
Let stand while cake cools.

Don't have pictures- but just imagine the smells of your house, and you will want to make your own :)