Cinnamon Raisin Applesauce Bread
Use your extra applesauce to make this cozy dessert loaf. This quick bread makes for a tasty breakfast or yummy snack any time of year.
Ingredients
- 250 Grams Applesauce (1 Cup)
- 66 Grams White Granulated Sugar (1/3 Cup)
- 66 Grams Light Brown Sugar (1/3 Cup)
- 40 Grams Vegetable Oil (3 Tablespoons)
- 30 Grams Milk (2 Tablespoons)
- 2 Grams Vanilla Extract (1/2 Teaspoon)
- 1 Large Egg
- 180 Grams All-Purpose Flour (1 1/2 Cup)
- 4 Grams Baking Soda (3/4 Teaspoon)
- 1 Grams Baking Powder (1/4 Teaspoon)
- 4 Grams Apple Pie Spice (1 1/2 Teaspoons)
- 1.5 Grams Salt (1/4 Teaspoon)
- 31 Grams Pecans, Chopped (1/4 Cup)
- 50 Grams Raisins (1/4 Cup)
Optional Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- 12 Grams White Granulated Sugar (1 Tablespoon)
- 1 Gram Ground Cinnamon (1/2 Teaspoon)
Apple Pie Spice Substitute (Don't Use All of It)
- 8 Grams Ground Cinnamon (4 Tablespoons)
- 3.5 Grams Ground Nutmeg (1 1/2 Teaspoons)
- 3 Grams Ground Cardamon (1 1/2 Teaspoons)
- 2 Grams Ground Ginger (1 Teaspoon)
- 1 Gram Ground Allspice (1/2 Teaspoon)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit (176° Celsius).
- Combine your applesauce, white sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, milk, vanilla extract, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, apple pie spice, and salt in a smaller mixing bowl.
- Gradually stir in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients to form a thick batter.
- Fold in the chopped pecans and raisins.
- Pour your batter into a lightly greased and lined with parchment 9-inch by 5-inch baking pan.
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar topping over the top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until internal temperature reads between 195° and 200° Fahrenheit (90° and 93° Celsius).
- Transfer loaf to a wire cooling rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
Avoid overmixing the batter. A few small lumps are okay. Overmixing results in a sunken loaf.
Gently fold in the pecans and raisins. If you overmix, the nuts and raisins will sink to the bottom of the bread.
Feel free to use your favorite applesauce - sweetened or unsweetened, with cinnamon or without. Just make sure to bring it to room temperature before baking, or your loaf may need extended bake times to finish cooking in the middle.