This cinnamon apple loaf of quick bread is perfectly moist and speckled with walnuts! The applesauce cuts down the amount of sugar making it a little healthier! Have it baked and cooling in 1 hour!
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Why Choose This Recipe...
- Baked and cooling in 1 hour
- Uses applesauce to lessen the amount of sugar needed.
- Could be made into muffins instead
- Freezes well just like my other Quick Bread Recipes!
Ingredient Notes
- Olive Oil - Any cooking oil will work.
- Applesauce - One of those little 4 oz single serving applesauce containers is the exact amount you need.
- Butter - Both salted and unsalted butter works
- Flour - All purpose, not self rising.
- Apple - Use Granny Smith, Gala, or Fuji
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Peel, core, slice and dice a large apple. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, olive oil and sugar.
- Add the eggs.
- Beat in the vanilla and applesauce.
- Beat in the cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and half the flour.
- Hand mix in the last half of flour with the chopped apples and chopped walnuts.
- Spread the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes then tent the bread with a piece of tin foil to avoid over browning.
- Continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Cool the bread on a cooling rack for 20 minutes before removing from the bread pan.
- Store cooled bread in a loosely covered container or loosely covered with saran wrap on a cutting board.
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Granny Smith, Gala, or Fuji's hold up well for baking. Other apples like Red Delicious or Yellow are too soft. They turn mushy and the flavor bakes out of them.
Yes, just make sure the bread is completely cool before wrapping the loaf in saran wrap and placing it in the freezer. Thaw at room temperature when you're ready to eat it! See this article for more tips on how to freeze quick breads.
Yes, divide the batter among 12 muffin cups in a tin lined with cupcake liners. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
You can keep this apple bread on the countertop loosely covered with saran wrap.
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Walnut Apple Bread Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 Loaf 1x
- Category: Quick Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
This cinnamon apple loaf of quick bread is perfectly moist and speckled with walnuts! The applesauce cuts down the amount of sugar making it a little healthier! Have it baked and cooling in 1 hour!
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup Butter, room temp.
- ¼ Cup Olive Oil
- ¾ Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Applesauce
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 ½ Cups Flour
- 1 Cup Chopped Apples (roughly 1 large apple)
- 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Peel, core, slice and dice a large apple.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, olive oil and sugar.
- Beat in the applesauce, vanilla and eggs.
- Beat in the cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and half the flour.
- Hand mix in the last half of flour with the chopped apples and chopped walnuts.
- Spread the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes then tent the bread with a piece of tin foil to avoid over browning.
- Continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Cool the bread on a cooling rack for 20 minutes before removing from the bread pan.
- Store cooled bread in a loosely covered container or loosely covered with saran wrap on a cutting board.
Notes
- My apple preference for baking is Granny Smith apples however, Gala or Fujis work well also. Avoid Red Delicious, Yellow apples or Braeburns. They don't hold up well when they bake.
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Greg
This is fantastic in the morning for breakfast. Yum!!
★★★★★