This quick bread is a mix of spices, cranberries and applesauce in this moist quick bread made with a combination of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour. A light yet hearty bread good for any season.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Resting Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour25 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Ingredients
1cupsugar
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
¼cupoilvegetable or canola
2eggs
3tbspmilk
1tspvanilla
1cupwhole wheat flour
1cupall purpose flour
1tspbaking powder
1tsp baking soda
¾tspcinnamon
½tspnutmeg
¼tspsalt
1cupdried cranberriesany flavor
½cupfinely chopped pecansoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x5 loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, milk and vanilla with electric mixer until well combined.
In a second bowl, combine all dry ingredients and then add to wet mixture, mix well.
Fold in dried cranberries.
Bake for approximately 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Don't overbake - bread will be dry. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack before removing from pan.
Notes
Store bread in refrigerator for up to 1 week. This bread freezes well for up to 6 months.