Pecan Apple Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Combine apples, 4 tablespoons butter, honey, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover with a lid and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• While apples are simmering, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine remaining 8 tablespoons butter, remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time; beat until fully incorporated. Add vanilla extract.
• Discard cinnamon stick and mash cooked apples. Add mashed apples and pecans to the batter. Use a rubber spatula to mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except apple and pecans in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add apple and pecans at the Raisin/Nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before last kneading cycle ends.
• Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. Use Light crust color. Do not use delay cycle. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt, making a well in the center. Set aside. Stir in the liquid ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overmix. Gently stir in the apples and the pecans. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of loaf comes out with moist crumbs attached. Do not overbake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt, making a well in the center.
• Set aside.
• Stir in the liquid ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
• Gently stir in the apples and the pecans.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of loaf comes out with moist crumbs attached.
• Do not overbake.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan.
• 2. In large bowl mix together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder.
• 3. In medium bowl mix together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and applesauce.
• 4. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix just until incorporated. Fold in apples and half of the pecans. Combine remaining pecans, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; sprinkle over loaf.
• 5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Invert to remove loaf as soon as possible.
• 6. NOTES To toast pecans just spread them on a baking and pop them in the oven at 350 degrees for about 6 - 8 minutes. Toast them whole and then chop them after they cool. If you don't want to purchase applesauce just substitute 2 more tablespoons of oil.