Frosted Applesauce Bread

Easy recipe for frosted applesauce bread full of warm flavors of cinnamon, allspice & nutmeg. You don’t even need a mixer to make this delicious quick bread.

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Getting started…

Chop pecans. You will need 1 cup, divided.

Combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk in a large mixing bowl;

Stir until well combined.

In a medium mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. 

Whisk until well combined.

Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture, stirring well.

Fold 1/2 cup pecans into the batter. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Make Topping:

In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

Mix until combined. Set aside.

Sprinkle topping over batter in pan.

Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

 
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Applesauce Bread

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 cup chopped pecans; divided

Additional Topping Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk in a large mixing bowl; stir well.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice until well combined. Add to applesauce mixture, stirring well.

Fold in 1/2 cup pecans.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

TOPPING:

In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan.

Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

FROSTING:

I like to add a light grizzle of frosting on the applesauce bread using 1 cup confectioners sugar, a few grains of salt and enough milk (about 2 tablespoons), stirred together until desired consistency. 

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