Apple Spice Bread: a delicious quick bread

This Apple Spice Bread is an easy to make quick bread that can be put together in less than half an hour! It’s a delightful cross between a moist apple bread and decadent spice cake!

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So, are you sold yet? If not, I challenge you to bake it, sit down with your cup of tea or coffee and a slice of this apple spice bread and not say, “Dang, that is some good bread!”

If you can, use freshly grated nutmeg in your apple spice bread.

I was very late to board the ‘freshly grated nutmeg’ train, but now I am a frequent traveler on that train. Truly, you just can’t beat the woody and warm taste of freshly grated nutmeg.

This nutmeg grater belonged to my grandma, who left us 40 years ago. She was a prolific and proficient baker and I feel her alongside me in the kitchen when I use her nutmeg grater.

Apple Spice Bread

Yield: 1 9" by 5" Loaf or 3-21/2" by 5 1/2"loaves

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

This Apple Spice Bread is an easy to make quick bread that can be put together in less than half an hour! It’s a delightful cross between a moist bread and decadent cake!

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Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 heaping 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg (freshly ground if possible!)
• 1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup diced apples (2 apples, peeled and seed)
• 2 Tablespoons milk, nut milk, buttermilk, or apple juice
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° for a 9" by 5" loaf or 325° for mini-loaves
2. Grease loaf pans. (I really like Bak-Klene which you can purchase at Williams-Sonoma.)
3. Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a large bowl.
4. In a smaller bowl or large measuring cup, combine oil, eggs, both sugars, applesauce, vanilla, and milk or milk substitute.
5. Pour wet ingredients over the dry ingredients, along with the diced apples. Gently mix together
6. Pour the batter into your prepared pan(s). Bake 9" by 5" loaf pan for 55-60 minutes (or mini-loaf pans for 35-40 minutes) or until a cake tester comes out clean.
7. Cool completely on a wire rack before removing from pans.
8. Will keep in the fridge for 7-10 days, assuming it doesn't get gobbled up beforehand!

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 slices Serving Size: 1 slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 316Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 281mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 2gSugar: 22gProtein: 6g

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