Quick breads are always a huge hit with my kitchen helper and when I saw this recipe for Applesauce Oatmeal Bread I knew I had to try it. It was an instant success and I have made it about a dozen times since. Not only is this bread delicious, it’s a perfect recipe to make with more than one kitchen helper, which is exactly what we did during a recent play date. One of my kitchen helper’s classmates was over and loves to bake as well. This recipe has a perfect division of labor, as seen in the video below, one mixed the dry ingredients, while the other mixed up the wet ingredients. They came together at the end with the last two ingredients and ran off to play while it baked. Once the bread was out of the oven we were able to enjoy a mini food photography session too. My kitchen helper’s classmate wants to be a photographer when she grows up, so of course I couldn’t resist showing her a few tricks.
Recipe Source: King Arthur Flour
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Applesauce Oatmeal Bread
Credit: kingarthurbaking.com
Ingredients
- 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (99g) vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (57g) White Whole Wheat Flour
- 1cup (120g) Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 11/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (old fashioned or quick cooking)
- 3/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray non-stick baking spray 9″ x 5″ loaf pan
- In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla
- In a separate bowl, medium size, mix together the flours, baking powder and soda, spices, and salt, and add them to the wet ingredients in the bowl
- Mix in the rolled oats, applesauce
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Bake the bread for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on rack.
Make and Taste 