Another fall favorite! The quick bread.
I'm not sure where I got this recipe. It seems to be one of those things that just ended up in my recipe collection years ago and I can't call it my own but I make it often enough that I no longer need to look at the recipe card (which for me is RARE! ha!).
I love this because it's easy, I usually have all the ingredients on hand and like most quick bread recipes, you bake it in two loaf pans so you can eat one now and freeze one for later! It's great for breakfast or dessert and everyone that I've made it for has loved it. Bonus. I like to sneak whole wheat flour into the bread (50/50 all purpose and whole wheat). It comes out a little heavier and doesn't rise as much as using all white flour but it makes me feel a little less bad about eating it!
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups diced apples
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional of course!)
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease two loaf pans. Set aside.
In a medium bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Next, beat the eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla together in a large bowl. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Fold in apples and walnuts (if using) and stir together gently. Pour evenly into the two loaf pans and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes (or until toothpick inserted comes out clean). Let cool before removing from loaf pans.
Slice and enjoy for dessert (it's great with ice cream or a rum glaze), breakfast or a snack!
All text and photographs (except where noted otherwise) © 2008, 2009 Food is to love / Andrea Quigley
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Apple Bread with Cinnamon & Walnuts
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3 comments:
Ooh, that looks yummy. The hubby just brought in a big bag of apples -- perfect timing!
I made this bread yesterday and you should have warned how addicting it is!!! I can't stop eating it!!! I was going to freeze the second loaf, but had guests over this morning so now I'm left with half a loaf that I've been nibbling on all day!
Hi Sarah, you're right, I should have warned you! :) I'm glad you like it though! I try to bake it when my bf's little brother is visiting us and then I can guarantee that he'll take a loaf back to college with him which cuts down on the amount I end up eating!
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