Apple Raisin Bread
Packed with pecans, raisins and diced apples, this Apple Raisin Bread is a fantastic baking recipe for apple season!
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 334kcal
Ingredients
For the Apples
- 3 cups diced peeled apples ~2 large apples
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar
For the Bread
- 1¼ cups canola or vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
For the Apples
- Using a large bowl, add diced apples, raisins, pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar; toss until well combined. Set bowl aside.
For the Bread
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Spray (2) 9”x5” loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray; set pans aside.
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together oil, eggs and vanilla extract. Set bowl aside.
- Using a separate bowl, add flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, cardamom and nutmeg; stir until well combined.
- Pour wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients; stir until well combined.
- Fold in diced apple mixture (from above).
- Divide batter evenly into the prepared baking pans.
- Bake for 65-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaves comes out clean.
- Let loaves cool in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack until completely cooled.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 272mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
