Applesauce Spice Bread

Submitted by CarbFiend

"This is a delicious flavorful quick-bread that was one of the first things I made when I started baking. Yummy! (Note: I made it without the nuts and it came out just fine)."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup currants or 1/2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Line the bottom and sides of a 9"x5" loaf pan with waxed paper and grease.
2. Break the egg into a bowl and beat lightly. Stir in the apple sauce, butter or margarine, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
3. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Fold the dry ingredients into the applesauce mixture in three batches.
4. Stir in the currants or raisins and chopped pecans.
5. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. (Note: in my oven, it took only about 45 minutes to finish).

Reviews

[carolinafan]

Great "fall" recipe. I used raisins because it was what I had onhand. I prepared this for Fall PAC '08 but will be making it again many times.

 

[janepierson]

This recipe is very close to one my grandmother used for years at christmas time. I tried this and adapted it slightly to be more like hers and it came out great. What I did was I swapped out the nutmeg for clove and added 1/2 cup of chopped dates and 1/2 tsp vanilla. I also chopped the raisins because this is what my grandmother always did.

 

[strawberrybird]

I doubled the recipe and made an extra large loaf. Also, I used almonds instead of pecans because I was out of pecans. It came out a little denser than I expected, but it was very yummy. Thanks!

 

[wengier]

I didn't like this too much. I think the nutmeg taste overpowered the bread. I think I will stick to my Banana Nut bread.

 

[MindiLouWho]

Excellent! Moist and tasty. I was especially pleased that it used only one egg and 4 tbsp butter. I didn't use nuts. It took about 50 minutes to be done, and was fabulous while still warm. I look forward to making this again.