New Zealand · Australia
Kumara Loaf
Mashed kumara brings its own moisture, and the recipe adjusts to it.
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The Chemistry in This Bake
Adjusting the recipe's liquid based on the moisture already present in the mashed kumara (sweet potato).
Learn the full technique →Ingredients
- Kumara (orange sweet potato)
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Baking powder
- Ground cinnamon
- Milk (as needed)
- Salt
Method
Roast or boil the kumara until tender, then mash and cool.
Note how wet the mash is and adjust the milk accordingly — drier mash needs more.
Cream butter and brown sugar, then beat in eggs and the kumara.
Fold in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Pour into a lined loaf tin.
Bake at 175 °C for 50-60 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.