Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup raisin
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
  • 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups peeled grated apple
  • 2 teaspoons half and half or cream
  • drop vanilla extract

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 10x5 loaf pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisin, pecans ,applesauce, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add the flour to the wet ingredients, and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the flour is almost completely mixed in. Stir in the grated apples until fully combined, being careful not to overmix. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean .
  • Cool pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then carefully remove the bread from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.