Apple Cinnamon Bread

It has been way too long since I've baked! Probably about a month, or more. I'm going through some serious baking withdrawal. Usually I bake at least once a week and sometimes more. And usually it's something simple like this apple cinnamon bread, but sometimes something a little fancier like the birthday cake I'll be making this weekend for my mom. (The first time I made that cake, she thought she'd hate it but now she loves it and keeps requesting it for her birthday.) I'm hoping to bake a few other things this weekend too! So about this apple cinnamon bread, it's a great quick bread which you probably have all the ingredients for already. It has both a bit of applesauce, and 2 cups of chopped apples. I liked the cinnamon sugar topping, but it definitely doesn't need it and it tends to mostly fall off anyway.


In other extremely exciting news, I have a new nephew!! E's brother and his wife just had a super adorable baby boy.

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Mom's Banana Apple Bread

Apple Cinnamon Bread
Adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon all spice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 cups chopped apples, skin removed

Topping:
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8 by 4 loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, all spice, and cloves. Set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the eggs and beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Add in oil, applesauce, and vanilla and mix until smooth. Next, add the sugar and mix until well combined.

4. Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until flour is barely combined. Gently fold in the apple chunks. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

5. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the batter in the loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until loaf is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

6. Cool bread in pan for 10 minutes. Loosen sides and remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.