Apple GingerBread

Studded with fruit and nuts, this quick breads makes a great gift -- if you can part with it. From Cuisine.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• Combine Dry Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

• Whisk Together

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 2  eggs

• Add to Wet Mixture

• 2⁄3 cup applesauce
• 1⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 2  tablespoons fresh ginger, grated

• Fold Wet into Dry Mixture Add

• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

• Whisk Together for the Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon cream cheese
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon, zest of, minced
• 1  pinch salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. Coat a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda with a whisk.
4. Using a whisk disperses the baking soda evenly.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk sugar, oil, and eggs vigorously until color lightens.
6. Now add applesauce, buttermilk, and ginger; fold into dry mixture.
7. Gently fold in raisins and pecans.
8. Immediately pour batter into pan and bake 55–60 minutes; test with skewer.
9. Wait 10 minutes before removing bread from pan.
10. Glaze then cool bread completely on rack (up to 3 hours).