Name: Applesauce bread with streusel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1/2 recipe of streusel topping; Cooking spray, for the loaf pans; 2 apples, preferably a tart variety like Jonathan or McIntosh; 2 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (303 g); 2/3 cup almond flour (63 g); 3/4 cup light brown sugar (160 g); 3/4 cup granulated sugar (150 g); 3 teaspoons apple pie spice or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 and 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 and 1/2 cups applesauce (homemade applesauce or store-bought unsweetened) (383 g); 1 and 1/2 sticks butter (170 g), melted; 6 Tablespoons vanilla yogurt; 3 large eggs; 1 Tablespoon spiced rum (optional)

Description

Loaded with apples and cozy flavors of apple pie spice and the crunch of streusel, this super moist quick bread is what banana bread wishes it could be. The almond flour and the rum tie in all the flavors, and the streusel up top adds a satisfying buttery crunch that’s the perfect contrast to the soft bread.

Ingredients

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1/2 recipe of streusel topping
Cooking spray, for the loaf pans
2 apples, preferably a tart variety like Jonathan or McIntosh
2 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (303 g)
2/3 cup almond flour (63 g)
3/4 cup light brown sugar (160 g)
3/4 cup granulated sugar (150 g)
3 teaspoons apple pie spice or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 and 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups applesauce (homemade applesauce or store-bought unsweetened) (383 g)
1 and 1/2 sticks butter (170 g), melted
6 Tablespoons vanilla yogurt
3 large eggs
1 Tablespoon spiced rum (optional)

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Instructions

If you haven’t already, make up a batch of streusel and stash it in the freezer while you prep the bread.

finished streusel in a bowl The crumbs need to be cold so that the streusel doesn’t burn during the long baking.

Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C).

Lightly spritz two 9”x5” loaf pans with cooking spray. Line the bottom and long sides of both the pans with a piece of parchment to make a sling that goes up the sides.

Peel the apples, and then cut them into thin small pieces. apples cut into thin pieces The best way to do this is to cut just to the right of the core on all 4 sides of the apple to get large wedges. Cut each side of the apple into planks about 1/2″ wide. Rotate the planks and cut into 1/16″ thin pieces. They will look more or less like big confetti pieces.

Whisk the flour, almond flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and apple pie spice in a large mixing bowl. dry ingredients for applesauce bread in bowl

In another bowl, mix the melted butter, applesauce, yogurt, eggs, and the rum. butter, eggs and yogurt in pan

Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the egg/yogurt mixture, then stir everything together until the flour is just moistened. Be sure to scrape down to the bottom of the bowl as there’s usually flour hanging out that you missed! Fold in the apple slivers with a few turns of your spatula.

Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pans, smoothing it out. Top each of the breads with about a cup of streusel. streusel on top of applesauce bread before baking

Bake the breads for 45-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or the middle of a muffin springs back when you touch it. sliced applesauce bread with crumb topping on plate with whole apple

Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then pull them out of the pans, pulling on the sides of parchment. Place the breads on a wire rack to finish cooling.

Store the bread at room temperature, loosely covered with foil for about 3 days. You can also freeze the finished bread in a plastic bag for up to 2 months.