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Apple Bread Recipe

Bake this apple bread recipe with cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans, and applesauce for a moist loaf. Ready in 80 minutes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 219 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar 150 g
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil 80 ml
  • 2 tablespoons applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups finely chopped peeled apples
  • 1 cup chopped toasted pecans 113 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar 12 g for sprinkling
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon for sprinkling

Method
 

  1. Preheat and Butter Pan:

    Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter a loaf pan.

  2. Whisk Dry Ingredients:

    In a medium bowl, combine flour, 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder with a whisk.

  3. Beat Wet Ingredients:

    In a large bowl, beat eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, oil, applesauce, and vanilla until blended and smooth.

  4. Combine and Fold Apples:

    Pour dry mixture into wet mixture and stir just until combined. Gently mix in apples and half the pecans.

  5. Make Topping Mixture:

    Mix the other half of pecans with 1 tbsp sugar and 1/4 tsp cinnamon; scatter over batter in pan.

  6. Bake and Cool Loaf:

    Bake 55-60 minutes until a tester inserted in center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Let cool in pan 10-15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.