Applesauce Date Nut Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk; beat well. Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt; stir until smooth. Fold in the pecans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 2 loaf pans with non stick cooking spray. Cream together butter & sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in applesauce & milk. Combine dry ingredients; add to applesauce mixture & mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Cool on rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan & finish cooling on rack.

Steps:

• Mix the walnuts, dates, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Microwave the applesauce in a microswave safe bowl until heated through.
• Add shortening to the applesauce and stir until melted.
• Add applesauce mixture to walnut mixture and mix well.
• Let stand, loosely covered, for 20 minutes.
• Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl using a fork.
• Add the vanilla, sugar and flour and mix well.
• The mixture will be very dry.
• ADd the walnut mixture 1.4 at a time, mixing gently after each addition.
• Do not overbeat.
• Spoon into a greased 9x5 loaf pan.
• Bake at 350º for 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Wrap in foil and store for 8 to 12 hours before slicing.

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in mixing bowl and beat for 1 minute.
• Combine remaining ingredients except nuts and add to applesauce mixture beating until smooth.
• Stir in nuts.
• Spoon into greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees 40-45 minute.
• Allow to cool in pan on rack for 10-15 minutes, then remove from pan and continue to cool on rack.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the egg and applesauce; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cloves. Stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in raisins and nuts. , Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins have flavored the water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the water. Discard raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
• Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water.
• Put dates and prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking soda-water over dates and prunes; add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract into the fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.
• Stir egg into the fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into the mixture and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.