Recipes from the Caribbean :: Caribbean Quick and Yeast Breads
This is not a bread although baked in a loaf pan. It is a marvelous dessert.
2 c. sweet potatoes, peeled and boiled until tender
2 med. ripe bananas, peeled
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
3 med. eggs, beaten
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. molasses
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 c. whole milk
1/4 c. seedless golden raisins
Coarsely mash together sweet potatoes and bananas with a potato masher in a large mixing bowl; blend with an electric mixer until smooth.
Beat butter and eggs into the sweet potato-banana paste with a wire whisk to combine. Add sugar, molasses, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; whisk until well blended. Next whisk in the milk until it is incorporated. Stir in the raisins. Pour the batter into a 2-quart loaf pan and bake it in a preheated 350 degrees fahrenheit oven until the center is firm and the top is golden brown, about 55 mins.
Remove the "bread" from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 mins. before turning it out onto a plate. Serve generous slices of Pain Patate warm or chilled, with whipped cream or a little rum poured over the top, or plain.
Serves 6 or 8.
