Sweet Potato Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup orange juice
2/3 cup applesauce
4 eggs
3 cups flour
2 cups sweet potatoes, pureed (approximately 5 potatoes, peeled, cubed and boiled until soft, and puréed in food processor)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
zest of half an orange
1 cup raisins
1 cup pecans

Preparing the bread:
Whisk together sugar, orange juice, applesauce, eggs and sweet potatoes. Fold in dry ingredients, vanilla and zest until well incorporated. Add raisins and pecans and divide batter among 2 bread pans coated liberally with non-stick spray. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees F. The bread should spring back when poked. If the middle looks a bit moist and darker than the rest of the bread, give it a few more minutes until the center has baked through.

Note: Use canned pumpkin as well with almost exactly the same results.