Sweet Potato Bread - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• Softened butter and flour for the loaf pan
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• 1½ cups flour
• divided
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes
• at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• beaten
• ½ cup butter
• melted
• ½ cup whole milk