Apple Cinnamon Bread
This Apple Cinnamon Bread is quick and easy to make, fragrant, moist and delicious! Made simply with applesauce and scented with cinnamon and nutmeg, it will make your house smell simply amazing.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 214kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (80ml) vegetable oil or melted butter, coconut oil
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ¾ cup (200g) applesauce
- ¾ cup (150g) light brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups (200g) flour all-purpose / plain
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
Topping
- 2 tbsp melted butter to brush on cake
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Mist a 2lb loaf tin with cake release or grease with butter and line with baking paper.
- Add all the ingredients to your food processor in this order - oil or melted butter, eggs, apple sauce and sugar.⅓ cup (80ml) vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, ¾ cup (200g) applesauce, ¾ cup (150g) light brown sugar
- Top with the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.1 ½ cups (200g) flour, 1 ½ tsp baking powder, 3 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp salt, ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- Pulse until the ingredients combine and then process on high speed until the batter is smooth, using a spatula to scrape down the sides of the processor bowl as needed.
- Pour the batter in the prepared tin, level and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean and cake is springy to the touch.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then lift out using the baking paper.
- Mix the cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Brush the warm cake with the melted butter and sprinkle with the sugar.3 tbsp granulated sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 2 tbsp melted butter
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Notes
To make by hand
Put the eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce and sugar in the bowl and mix together using a balloon whisk.
Sift in the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg) and mix until just combined. Pour into the prepared tin and bake.
Storing and freezing
Store your apple bread in a cake tin or airtight container for up to four days. It will keep lovely and moist – such a treat with a cup of coffee!
If you want to freeze it then make sure it is completely cool first. Wrap well in a layer of kitchen paper and two layers of aluminum foil and freeze for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
