Applesauce Bread
Spring is here! It feels like time to use up some of last year’s preserved goods to make room for the next harvest. With a yard full of fruit trees we don’t need to try to keep jars of jam, jelly and applesauce from year to year. Sometimes though we may end up with more preserved than we will use on it’s own so we need to think of creative uses for some items. Fruit breads are always a huge hit at my house so we decided to give applesauce bread a try!
It went over very well, everyone really liked it and I will be making it into muffins for the freezer when I bake the next batch. I have a house full of picky eaters (even cookies can be a challenge to find a recipe everyone will eat) so when I find something we all enjoy I know I will be making it again!
To bake this applesauce bread I used my home canned spiced applesauce which has cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in it. I left out the cinnamon in the recipe so that it wasn’t too strong in the finished product. I also used an extra egg, as the eggs our chickens are laying are a bit on the small side.
I ended up with some extra batter so I baked 2 loaves of applesauce bread and two pans of mini muffins as well. I love doing this because everyone can have a taste test without having to slice open the loaf before it has had time to cool. I also both grease my loaf pans and line it with parchment paper. It isn’t always necessary but loaves sometimes stick to the bottom of my pans so I like to take the extra step just to make sure I end up with nice loaves when I am finished.
Applesauce Bread Recipe
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 ½ cups sugar
3 cups of applesauce, at room temperature
1 cup vegetable oil
3 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans or several muffin tins.
In a large bowl, mix eggs and sugar until mixture thickens and turns a lemony yellow colour, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the applesauce slowly, scraping the sides of the bowl and mixing well after each addition.
Next add the vegetable oil and mix until fully incorporated.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and mix well.
Stir flour mixture slowly into the applesauce mixture and beat until fully combined.
Add walnuts if desired and stir to combine.
Transfer batter into prepared pans and bake until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour for loaves and 20 to 25 minutes for muffins.
Let cool in pans until you can handle and then place on racks to cool.
Enjoy!
For another bread idea check out our Pumpkin Bread recipe.
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