Yields: 1 loaf (8 slices)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 50–60 minutes
Total Time: ~1 hour 10 minutes
This comforting bread is soft, warmly spiced, and brimming with the sweet tang of applesauce. It’s simple, requires just one bowl, and makes your kitchen smell like a cinnamon-scented autumn day.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional but cozy!)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
- ½ cup raisins or chopped apples (optional)