Applesauce Bread
Light and tender applesauce bread is perfect for a quick breakfast or to enjoy as a snack. With mild apple flavor, you're going to love this loaf!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp butter, unsalted (melted)
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (if you use a sweetened version you may want to reduce the sugar in the recipe a bit)
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cloves (or allspice if preferred)
- 1+1/2 cup all purpose flour (half whole wheat/half all purpose work well here too)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- 2
To a large bowl, mix together the melted butter, applesauce and apple cider with a wooden spoon. Incorporate each egg by mixing quickly. Add the sugar and vanilla. Mix to combine.
- 3
To the center of the same bowl, add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Mix to combine.
- 4
Add the flour to the middle of the bowl. Don’t mix! Add the baking powder and baking soda right on top of the flour and lightly combine with a fork or using the same wooden spoon. Then, using the wooden spoon and a light hand, mix together until just incorporated. This helps make sure you don’t over-mix the batter resulting in a tough bread.
- 5
Lightly grease a bread loaf pan (my favorite here) or use a parchment paper sling.
- 6
Pour the mixture into the bread pan and bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees. After 10 minutes, reduce the temperature to 325 degrees and continue baking for another 40-50 minutes.
- 7
Stick a toothpick in the middle to check for doneness and then let cool to room temperature before slicing. Enjoy!