Ingredients:

• 1 + 1/2 cups oat flour
• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour*
• 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed or chia, optional
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or ground allspice
• 1 + 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup coconut oil (or other oil)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato OR raw grated sweet potato, packed
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans, optional
• 1/3 cup golden raisins (or sultanas), optional

*unbleached or whole wheat flour is also an option if you don’t require gluten-free ingredients.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).  Whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, blend together oil, sugar, sweet potato, and eggs.  Stir in applesauce.  Fold in pecans and/or raisins, if using.
3. Combine wet and dry mixtures, stirring well.  You can also use an electric mixer for this.
4. For loaves, pour batter into greased or parchment-lined loaf pans. To make muffins, pour batter into a greased muffin tin or tin with paper muffin liners.  Sprinkle batter with oats and/or cinnamon sugar if desired.
5. Bake muffins for 15 to 18 minutes or until centers test done.  For loaves, bake 50 to 60 minutes, until center tests done and moist crumbs stick to a toothpick.  Do not over bake.  Let loaves cool before cutting (in order to minimize crumbling).  Serve muffins or loaves on the same day as baking or wrap and store in the freezer to maintain freshness.