Applesauce Bread

16 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 170 grams (1 1/2 cups) whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 70 grams (1/2 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 90 grams (about 1/2 cup) raw brown sugar (turbinado) or packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup canola oil or grapeseed oil
  • 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt or buttermilk
  • 1 cup organic applesauce with no sugar added
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 50 grams (about 1/2 cup) walnuts, coarsely chopped, or 1/2 cup raisins, plumped for 5 minutes in warm water and drained

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the middle.
  2. 2
    Lightly oil a loaf pan and line with parchment.
  3. 3
    Oil the parchment.
  4. 4
    Sift together the flours, baking soda, spices and salt.
  5. 5
    In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar until the mixture is thick.
  6. 6
    Beat in the oil, yogurt or buttermilk, applesauce and vanilla.
  7. 7
    Whisk in the flour mixture without overbeating, and fold in the walnuts or raisins.
  8. 8
    Scrape into the loaf pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until the bread is firm and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  9. 9
    Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

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