Applesauce Bread

Adapted from Rise & Dine Canada: Savory Secrets from Canada's Bed & Breakfast Inns (Second Edition) by Marcy Claman (Callawind Publications, 1999).

Makes 16 servings

Created by: Marcy Claman

Food stylist: Sandy Krogh

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted and coarsley chopped

• 1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• 2. Using a mixer, cream the brown sugar and butter until fluffy.
• 3. With mixer running, gradually add the applesauce.
• 4. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• 5. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix until well blended.
• 6. Stir in the raisins and the almonds.
• 7. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 8. Remove from oven and cool on rack. Run a knife around the edge of the pan and turn out the bread. Cool completely. Slice into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 205
Fat: 8g
Cholesterol: 15mg
Carbohydrate: 32g
Sodium: 201mg
Protein: 3g
Total dietary fiber: 1g

March 2008

Photographer: Steve Anderson

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