Braided Sweet Potato Bread

The rain was pouring outside. I was snuggled up in a blanket eating moist and tender bread and it all just felt right. The bread has sweet potatoes in it which means it is healthy right? In the mixed up rules of my mind it is always healthy if it has a fruit or veggie in it. I know you are thinking, “um, what about apple pie?” Well, I will tell you that apple pie is more of a side dish or snack than a dessert because it has apples of course. Desserts are the things where nothing in it has any redeemable nutritional value (though sometimes you’ll catch me telling you that at least a dessert is dark chocolate so it is healthy). I think this all stems from a childhood delusion where I was convinced that Ovaltine was healthy. My world was shattered when my husband pointed to the ingredient list on the can. I digress. Back to the bread. I love this bread. A lot of sweet potato bread recipes are quick breads (like banana bread). This one is different. It is like a really moist roll. My kids also think it is awesome because they get to eat orange bread. And hey, I think that is pretty awesome too!