Apple Bread
You can make wonderful apple bread with fresh apples, cinnamon, and pie spices.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 egg
- 1 cup apple about 2 medium apples, coarsely grated, raw
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- Grease for the pan (shortening)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with shortening.
- In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Beat well with an electric mixer.
- Stir in the apples and about half of the sifted dry ingredients.
- Add the buttermilk and stir with a spoon until incorporated.
- Add the rest of the flour mixture and stir just until well mixed.
- Fold in the walnuts.
- Pour the batter into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the bread from the pan and let it cool on a rack.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 299
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 299kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 311mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 146mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.