Soul Bread
3 cups cornmeal
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 small sweet potato
1 cup cold water
1 cup flour
1 1/4 cups molasses
1/2 tsp baking soda

Combine cornmeal, sugar, and salt in large bowl. Pour in boiling water. Beat with electric mixer until well mixed.

Boil sweet potato until tender. Peel white hot. Add to meal mixture. Beat 10 minutes. Add cold water. Beat well. Add flour and molasses. Beat well.

Cover. Place in warm, draft free place overnight.

Heat oven to 250 degrees. Grease and flour 10-inch Bundt pan.

Stir baking soda into bread mixture. Pour in pan.

Bake for 3 hours.

Remove from oven. Cover pan tightly with foil to steam bread. Cool at least 1 hour before removing from pan.
Posted by Donna on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 at 11:19 PM
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