Peppernut Tea Bread

Submitted by justcallmetoni

"All the peppery spiciness of the Russian/Eastern European cookie in a quick bread. This recipe appeard in Cooking Light and is being submitted (untried) for the Zaar World Tour."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour (or use just all purpose white)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground star anise
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup apple butter
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, divided
• cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups and level top for measurement. Combine flours with baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, star anise and pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
3. Combine apple butter, sugar, honey, and eggs. Stir with a whisk until well combined.
4. Fold wet ingredients into dry along with raisins and 1 tablespoon almonds, combine with whisk or spoon until just incorporated.
5. Spoon batter into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle top with 1 tablespoon of almonds. Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Reviews

[Outta Here]

This reminded me of the little cookies grandma used to make. Nice texture for being lowfat! And the flavors were great. Cooking time wasn't quite enough-I baked it about 50 minutes, but that may have been because of my pan size. I subbed Splenda for the sugar, but used the honey. Thanks for posting!

 

[Aunt Cookie]

I chose this recipe because the ingredient list reminded me of pfeffernusse cookies. It wasn't until I started to make the recipe that I noticed it contained no butter or oil. Nice! The smell of this while in the oven is heavenly, and the finished product is very tasty. Thanks for the recipe!