applesauce nut bread

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96 Pinches
Louisville, KY
Updated on Jul 3, 2013

This is a recipe that I got out of a local newspaper, when we lived in a small country town. The paper was called The Gleaner.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter or shortening or good spray of cooking spray for greasing of pan
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (more, if desired)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup pecans (optional)
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon shortening, butter, or vegetable oil

How To Make applesauce nut bread

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
  • Step 2
    In mixing bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, & baking soda. Add pecans to dry mixture, if using, and mix them in.
  • Step 3
    Combine egg, applesauce and either, shortening, butter, or vegetable oil; add flour mixture to egg mixture. Stir, just until blended.
  • Step 4
    Put batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven. Test bread for doneness, with a knife, in the middle of the bread, after 45 minutes. Cook longer, if not done, up to another 15 minutes.
  • Step 5
    Take pan out of oven. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove bread from pan. Cool on rack.

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Category: Sweet Breads
Keyword: #butter
Keyword: #cinnamon
Keyword: #sugar
Keyword: #pecans
Keyword: #applesauce
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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