APPLE BREAD WITH CINNAMON PECAN CRUNCH
This easy Apple Pecan Sweet Bread is full of apples chunks and pecans. It is lightly sprinkled with cinnamon pecan sugar giving it a light extra crunch on the crust. It is quick to come together and can easily be doubled.
Provided by Beth Pierce
Categories Sweet Breads
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan.
- 2. In large bowl mix together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder.
- 3. In medium bowl mix together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and applesauce.
- 4. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix just until incorporated. Fold in apples and half of the pecans. Combine remaining pecans, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; sprinkle over loaf.
- 5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Invert to remove loaf as soon as possible.
- 6. NOTES To toast pecans just spread them on a baking and pop them in the oven at 350 degrees for about 6 - 8 minutes. Toast them whole and then chop them after they cool. If you don't want to purchase applesauce just substitute 2 more tablespoons of oil.
CINNAMON-APPLE-PECAN BREAD
A delicious buttery loaf. This recipe is basically an apple-cinnamon version of classic banana bread, plus pecans.
Provided by C Proctor
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
- Combine apples, 4 tablespoons butter, honey, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover with a lid and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
- While apples are simmering, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Combine remaining 8 tablespoons butter, remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time; beat until fully incorporated. Add vanilla extract.
- Discard cinnamon stick and mash cooked apples. Add mashed apples and pecans to the batter. Use a rubber spatula to mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.4 calories, Carbohydrate 50.7 g, Cholesterol 73.8 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 278.6 mg, Sugar 34.1 g
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