Applesauce Spice Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup currants or 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line the bottom and sides of a 9"x5" loaf pan with waxed paper and grease.
• 2 break the egg into a bowl and beat lightly. stir in the apple sauce, butter or margarine, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
• 3 in another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. fold the dry ingredients into the applesauce mixture in three batches.
• 4 stir in the currants or raisins and chopped pecans.
• 5 pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. let stand for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. (note: in my oven, it took only about 45 minutes to finish).