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BakingJames’s home kitchenSeptember 20, 2010

Quick Applesauce Cinnamon Bread

This is the time of year to find great varieties of apples – visit your local orchard or farmer’s market and try something new. This is an easy quick bread from the folks at King Arthur and tastes best with homemade applesauce, but unsweetened jarred sauce…

Applesauce Oatmeal Bread cut

What you'll need

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (7 ounces) sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) King Arthur 100% White Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 cup (4 1/4 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 3/4 ounces) rolled oats (plus a few for sprinkling)
  • 3/4 cup (5 ounces) applesauce
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) chopped walnuts (lightly toasted)

The method

Directions

  1. 01

    Preheat oven to 350°F and adjust rack to center position. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

  2. 02

    In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla.

  3. 03

    In a separate bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder and soda, and spices, and add them to the wet ingredients in the bowl. Mix in the oat flakes, applesauce, and walnuts.

  4. 04

    Pour the mixture into prepared 9 x 5-inch loaf pan and sprinkle top with a few rolled oats. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when you test the bread. Remove the bread from the oven, and cool on rack for 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of pan and remove loaf from pan and return to rack to cool completely.

    Applesauce Oatmeal Bread batter
    Applesauce Oatmeal Bread baked
    Applesauce Oatmeal Bread rack

From James's kitchen to yours.