Apple-molasses bread
1 loaf
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| 2 | cups | Flour, all-purpose |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon, ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg, ground |
| 1 | cup | Applesauce |
| ¼ | cup | Dark molasses (treacle) |
| 1 | cup | Raisins |
| ½ | cup | Nuts, chopped |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
Combine applesauce and molasses.
Add dry ingredients alternately with applesauce mixture to egg mixture. Fold in raisins and nuts. Pour into a greased 9¼ x 5 ¼ x 2 ¾ inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and continue cooling on a wire rack.
NOTES:
* A simple, fragrant, apple-nut raisin bread -- I found this recipe on the back of a label for a baking loaf pan. It is easy to make and because of the molasses it is very fragrant while baking. Yield: 1 large loaf.
: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 15 minutes preparation, 1 hour baking, 30 minutes cooling.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.
: Lou Ann Puetz
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