Applesauce Bread With Apple Butter Recipe

Ingredients for Applesauce Bread With Apple Butter

• All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Ground Cinnamon
• Ground Cloves
• Ground Nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• Brown Sugar
• Unsweetened Applesauce
• ½ cup raisins (optional)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
• Cinnamon
• Ginger

How to Make Applesauce Bread With Apple Butter

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. **For the Applesauce Bread:** In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter and 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in 2 large eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ground cloves, and ½ teaspoon salt.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
6. Stir in 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) and ½ cup raisins (optional).
7. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
8. **Bake for 60-75 minutes**, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. **For the Apple Butter:** While the bread bakes, combine 6 cups peeled, cored, and chopped apples (about 6 medium apples), 1 cup granulated sugar, ½ cup apple cider, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, and a pinch of salt in a large saucepan.
11. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, or until the apples are very soft and the mixture has thickened, stirring occasionally.
12. Use an immersion blender to puree the apple butter until smooth (or transfer to a regular blender).
13. Let the apple butter cool completely.
14. Once the bread is completely cool, spread the apple butter over the top or serve alongside slices of bread.