Vegan Apple Bread
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Vegan Apple Bread
Description
The recipe begins by core-grating apples with the skins on, mixed with roasted and partially peeled hazelnuts along with dried goji berries and raisins. The mixture is flavored with cane sugar, optional cognac or apple juice, and covered to rest in the fridge for several hours, allowing the flavors to meld. Meanwhile, the dry ingredients including spelt flour, baking powder, cacao nibs, and a blend of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, mace, and cloves are combined separately.
Once the apple mixture has marinated, the flour and spice blend is stirred in by hand before transferring to a greased loaf pan. Baking yields a dense yet tender bread studded with fruit and nuts, offering a complex flavor profile of sweet, tart, and warm spices.
This vegan bread works well sliced for breakfast or as a snack. Its fruit and nut content provide texture and natural sweetness without dairy or eggs. Using a kitchen scale for measuring ingredients ensures consistent results, especially in baking.
Ingredients
- 750 g apple 26 oz
- 200 g hazelnut 7 oz/ 1 ½ cup, whole
- 150 g cane sugar 5.3 oz/ 1 ½ cup
- 100 g Goji berries 3.5 oz/ ½ cup or other dried fruit
- 100 g raisins 3.5 oz/ ½ cup
- 2 tablespoons cognac or apple juice
- 3 tablespoons cacao nibs
- 400 g white spelt flour 14 oz/ 3 ⅓ cup (can be substituted with all-purpose flour)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder brand Dr. Oetker
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 pinch mace
- 1 pinch ground cloves
Instructions
- Apples: Core and grate the apples (leave the skin on). Place in a large non-metallic bowl.
- Roast the hazelnuts in a pan without adding any fat. Keep shaking the pan and remove the nuts to a plate as soon as they are roasted. Leave to cool. Remove some of their brown skins by rubbing the nuts between your hands. This is optional; you can leave the skin on if you wish, but I prefer to remove it as far as possible; not all of it will come off anyway.
- Mix: Add the hazelnuts to the apples, together with the sugar, goji berries, raisins, and cognac if using any. Mix well, cover the bowl with foil, place in the fridge, and let stand for about 5-6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat: When ready to bake, start by preheating the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter a 30 cm/ 12 inch loaf pan.
- Mix the flour, the baking powder, cacao nibs, and all the spices. Add this mixture to the apples and mix well with the hand. Place the mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour. The cake is very moist; see the pictures, it looks pretty wet and undone, but it is cooked through.
- Check: You will not be able to check for doneness by inserting a skewer in the middle. I always take the cake out of the pan, and if the bottom has a nice, rich, golden brown color and the crust feels relatively firm, I stop the baking process. If not, I place the bread back in the oven without the pan, directly on the oven rack, and bake it for 5 more minutes, then check again.
Notes
- Use a digital kitchen scale to measure ingredients accurately, which helps achieve the best baking results.
- Grate apples with the skin on to retain nutrients and add texture.
- Roast hazelnuts in a pan without fat and optionally rub to remove most skins for a milder nut flavor.
- Soak the apple mixture with dried fruits and cognac or apple juice in the fridge for 5-6 hours or overnight to deepen flavors.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1loaf
Amount Per Serving
Calories 505 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 505kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 104g | 35% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 81g | 162% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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