Whole Wheat Apple-Nut Bread

Submitted by Annacia

"This nutty whole grain bread is even more delicious a day after baking it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 (6 ounce) carton plain low-fat yogurt
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup cooking oil
• 1 1 cup black walnuts or 1 cup hickory nuts
• 1⁄3 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon toasted wheat germ

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 1-1/2-quart casserole; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda.
3. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, yogurt, brown sugar, and oil.
5. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture.
6. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
7. Fold in nuts and raisins and spoon batter into the prepared casserole. Sprinkle with wheat germ.
8. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
9. Cover loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
10. Cool in casserole on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
11. Remove bread from casserole.
12. Cool completely on wire rack.
13. If desired, wrap and store overnight before slicing (bread will be slightly moister the second day).
14. Makes 12 servings.

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

YUM, YUM, YUM!!!! This bread is terrific! It has a wonderful light and fluffy texture and a very yummy cinnamon apple raisin taste. All the ingredients go so well together and make for a real winner! The recipe is also very easy and quick to put together. I made half the recipe and decided to bake it in muffin molds, so that I ended up with ten nicely sized muffins. I made two changes: Instead of nuts I used sunflower seeds and reduced the sugar to 2 tbs. That way the bread had a nice and fruity sweetness. Thanks so so much for sharing this lovely recipe with us, Annacia! I cant wait to make it again! :) Made and reviewed for Went to the Market Tag Game June 09.