Chocolate Applesauce Bread Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat nonstick loaf pan (11-1/2 by 5-1/2 by 3 inches) or 2 loaf pans (8-1/2 by 4-1/2 by 2-3/8 inches) with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Note: Picture shows bread made in a mold type bread pan available through cake decorating supply shops.
• 2. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed in large bowl until smooth and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add eggs; beat 1 minute. Beat in applesauce (mixture will look curdled).
• 3. Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in large bowl. Make well in center. Add applesauce mixture, chocolate chips and peanuts to well; stir into flour mixture until just combined and flour mixture is evenly moistened. Spoon mixture into prepared pan(s).
• 4. Bake in 350 degrees oven 60 to 65 minutes, until toothpick tests clean. Let cool in pan(s) 15 minutes. Turn out onto rack; let cool completely. Garnish: Mix sugar and cocoa and dust bread with this mixture.

Steps:

• Beat margarine and sugar at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
• Add eggs and beat for 1 minute.
• Blend in applesauce (Mixture will look curdled).
• Combine dry ingredients and mix well.
• Make a well in the center; add applesauce mixture and chips and stir just until combined and flour is evenly moistened.
• Spray one 9x5 loaf pan or 3 1-lb.
• pans with nonstick spray and spoon in batter.
• Bake at 350* for about 60 minutes for one loaf or about 35-40 minutes for 3.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat four 3-by-5 1/2-inch loaf pans with cooking spray. Line each with parchment, leaving 2 inches of overhang on long sides. Spray parchment.
• Whisk together flours, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, applesauce, sugar, zucchini, and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Stir in chocolate.
• Divide batter evenly among prepared pans, filling each three-quarters full (about 1 1/2 cups a pan). Bake until a tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let loaves cool completely on wire racks before removing from pans. Loaves can be stored at room temperature up to 2 days.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the middle. Lightly oil a loaf pan and line with parchment. Oil the parchment.
• Sift together the flours, baking soda, spices and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar until the mixture is thick. Beat in the oil, yogurt or buttermilk, applesauce and vanilla. Whisk in the flour mixture without overbeating, and fold in the walnuts or raisins.
• Scrape into the loaf pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until the bread is firm and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flours, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in zucchini. Transfer to two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.