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Maple Apple Pecan Bread

This post entitled “Maple Apple Pecan Bread” was originally published on October 10, 2010 on Cooking for Seven.

Maple Apple Pecan Bread | Buttered Side Up
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Maple Apple Pecan Bread | Buttered Side Up

Maple Apple Pecan Bread | Buttered Side Up

We have been blessed with a multitude of apples this year. It’s wonderful to be able to, after a hard run, pluck an apple from our trees and enjoy a sweet reward.

It’s also wonderful to have so many apples on hand, ready to create something delicious. Like pink apple jelly. Or this scrumptious Maple Apple Pecan Bread.

  Notes:

The original recipe called for brown sugar. Since I didn’t have natural “solid” sweetener on hand, I substituted maple syrup and increased the flour by 3 tablespoons.
I did use 3/4 cup of ap-flour, but if you have whole wheat pastry flour on hand you could easily use all whole wheat.

Maple Apple Pecan Bread

Use up extra apples by making this delicious fall quick bread.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 1 loaf
Author Erica Lea

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 3 tablespoons white whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • generous pinch freshly ground nutmeg
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk I used yogurt + a little milk
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 cup grated apples
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped apples
  • 1 tablespoon flax seeds
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts divided
  • cinnamon and sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

  1. 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9×5×3-inch loaf pan.
  2. 2) In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  3. 3) In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, maple syrup, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.  Add the grated apples, chopped apples flax seeds and half of the chopped walnuts.  Fold to incorporate thoroughly.
  4. 4) Scoop batter into prepared pan and top with granulated sugar, cinnamon and the rest of the walnuts. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  5. 5) Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack to cool before wrapping & storing.  Serve slightly toasted with butter.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Joy the Baker

 

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KathyG

Thursday 2nd of November 2017

How much maple syrup? No unit was given. I assume it is 3/4 cup.

Erica Kastner

Thursday 2nd of November 2017

Oops - sorry about that! Yep, 3/4 cup. I'll update the post. :)

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Sunday 7th of September 2014

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ami@naivecookcooks

Thursday 4th of September 2014

This bread looks so so delicious and soft!

Erica Lea

Thursday 4th of September 2014

Yes, it's hard to find enough recipes to use up buttermilk/sour milk, eh? :)