Fresh Apple Spice Bread

Name: Fresh Apple Spice Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon clove; 1/2 cup butter; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped; 3/4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup raisins

Submitted by MindiLouWho

"Moist and delicious. Add more cinammon if you like."

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Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₄ teaspoon clove
¹⁄₂ cup butter
1 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar
2 eggs
2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped
³⁄₄ 3/4 cup pecans or 3/4 cup raisins

directions

Preheat oven to 350. Generously grease bottom of 9x5 loaf pan.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time. Slowly mix in flour mixture. Stir in apples and nuts (or raisins).
Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes or until bread is nicely browned and springs back when lightly touched in the center.
Cool 10-15 minutes in the pan before removing. Cool completely on a rack before slicing.

Questions & Replies

I was thinking of using a homemade applesauce instead of chopped apples so that the apple goes all the way through the break like a banana bread. Has anyone had any success with this on this recipe?

Tanya M.

Reviews

the batter is very dense and I recommend toasting the pecans. The bread is wonderful.

lilquiz
Great quick bread! I used jonagold apples and i was wonderful! HIghly recommended!

christyathomas
I am new to cooking/baking. This recipe was super easy and turns out so yummy with raisins. Very moist. I added brown sugar to the top of the bread the last 15 minutes it was in the oven.

Janet-n-Duck
Depending upon the characteristics of the flour used, this can be much too dry. I needed to add 1/4 cup of apple cider in order to make an acceptably smooth batter.

Jeffrey S.