Description
This sweet bread is loaded with apple flavor! It tastes great with peanut butter, apple butter, or just plain!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups applesauce
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup chopped dried apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Sift the flour
- baking soda
- and salt together in a bowl. Beat the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the first egg
- allowing it to blend into the butter mixture before adding the other. Blend the applesauce and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon into the mixture. Pour the flour mixture into the butter mixture
- mixing until just incorporated. Fold in the dried apple pieces; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared pan. Stir 1 teaspoon cinnamon and the white sugar together in a small bowl; sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 1 hour. Cool in the pan 10 to 15 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 12