Apple Bread

Ingredients

• As seen on WKTV NEWSChannel 2
• Vegetable shortening, for pans
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and shredded
• Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottoms of two 8x4-inch loaf pans with shortening. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and baking powder. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, applesauce, butter, and oil. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in apples. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, if desired. Makes 2 medium loaves.

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