2 cups peeled & chopped apple
1/4 cup melted butter (melted and cooled)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
Melt the butter and let cool. In a small mixing bowl add the eggs, vanilla extract, melted butter and applesauce. Stir until completely combined. Mix in the sugars. Stir until combined.
In a large mixing bowl add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir with a fork to combine. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
Peel and chop apples. 3 small Empire apples are about 2 cups. Chop into 1/4 inch size chunks. Add the chopped apple to the large bowl and stir.
Pour dough into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, top will be golden brown. Check that it’s cooked by inserting a toothpick in the center, once it’s done cooking the toothpick will come out clean, no dough will be stuck on it.
Allow bread to cool in pan for about 5-10 minutes. Turn upside down and remove bread loaf from pan and allow to continue cooling on wire rack.
Store covered at room temperature for 3-4 days.
Adapted from House of Yumm
