Whole Wheat Apple Nut Bread Recipes

100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH NUTS AND SEEDS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine all ingredients. Mix until you have a fairly shaggy dough. Let it rest for 20 minutes, covered. Then, knead the dough until it is fairly smooth. Allow the dough to rise, covered, for two hours, until it is nearly doubled in bulk.
• Gently deflate the dough (I just pressed down on it with my fingertips about ten times). Shape it into a log and place it into a lightly greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bread pan. Cover the pan with a clear shower cap (or lightly greased plastic wrap) and let it rise for another 2 hours, until the dough has crowned 1" to 2" over the rim of the bread pan.
• Bake the bread in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. (Mine was done at about 35 minutes, so make sure not to over bake). Place a piece of aluminum foil over the top of the pan for the final 20 minutes of baking to make sure the top crust doesn't burn.

APPLE WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together oil, applesauce, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, sift together flour cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing just until combined. Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 70 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.

CRANBERRY APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch baking pan.
• Stir together apples, sugar and oil. Add egg; mix well. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing just until dry ingredients are moist. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and lightly coat an 8x4-inch loaf pan with baking spray. Set aside.
• Spread the walnuts in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake until toasted and fragrant, about 8 to 12 minutes, stirring once throughout. DO NOT WALK AWAY during the last few minutes and set a timer. Nuts love to burn the very moment you stop watching. Transfer to a cutting board. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the white whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, canola oil, milk, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredient all at once. Mix in by hand just until combined. The batter will look very thick and stiff.
• Fold in the apples and walnuts. It will be hard to do because the batter is so thick. Use a rubber spatula and smush and push it around gently but firmly as needed. Distribute the apples and walnuts as evenly as you can.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. With the back of a rubber spatula, press and smooth the top so it is mostly flat. For the cinnamon sugar topping, stir the cinnamon and coarse sugar together in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.
• Bake for 25 minutes, loosely tent with foil, then bake for 20 additional minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean without any wet batter clinging to it.* Place on a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Grease the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 1-1/2-quart round casserole dish; set aside. In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, yogurt, brown sugar and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy.) Fold in nuts and raisins. Spoon batter into prepared dish. Sprinkle with wheat germ.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 60 to 70 minutes, covering with foil for the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in dish on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from dish. Cool completely on wire rack. If you like, wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf (12 servings).

CHEDDAR APPLE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan or spray it with cooking spray.
• In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Add beaten eggs, milk and margarine; mix well.
• Stir in cheese, apples and pecans.
• Mixture will be fairly thick; spoon into loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 60- 70 minutes or until it tests done with wooden pick inserted in center.
• Remove from oven and let stand for about 5 minutes.
• Invert and remove loaf from pan.

WHOLE WHEAT APPLE-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 1-1/2-quart casserole; set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda.
• Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, yogurt, brown sugar, and oil.
• Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture.
• Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
• Fold in nuts and raisins and spoon batter into the prepared casserole. Sprinkle with wheat germ.
• Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cover loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
• Cool in casserole on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove bread from casserole.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• If desired, wrap and store overnight before slicing (bread will be slightly moister the second day).
• Makes 12 servings.

WHOLE-WHEAT DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with oil. In a medium bowl, pour hot water over dates and let stand until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in oil, egg, and vanilla. In another bowl, stir together flours, baking soda, salt, pecans, and brown sugar. Fold egg mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a tester inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 20 minutes, then turn out bread and let cool completely. Wrap in parchment if giving as a gift, or slice and spread with Neufchatel and serve. (Loaf can be tightly wrapped and stored at room temperature up to 3 days.)