Harvest Apple Nut Bread

[Constance]

2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup quick or regular oats, uncooked
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2/3 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups shredded apple (about 3 large)

Heat oven to 325. Grease bottom only of 9x5 loaf pan. In medium bowl, combine flour, oats, nuts, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla; mix well until smooth. Stir in apple. Add flour mixture, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake about one hour and 10-15 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.

 

[SierraCook]

Yum!! Thanks for sharing, Constance. Now I have another use for all the apples that we have at work. My office is surrounded by 10-12 apple trees and we have so many that we invite folks to come and pick apples.

 

[Saphellae]

That sounds amazing. I've been searching for a fruit/nut bread to slather with some plum butter I made. This once fits the bill - nuts, oats, fruit...

I wonder if you could sub the veg oil for sour cream?

 

[sparrowgrass]

Or use apple sauce instead of oil?

 

[Saphellae]

Applesauce works in place of oil, yes thank you. I had forgotten. I use apple sauce in my banana bread. I might do half and half sour cream and apple sauce. I find sour cream really makes it fluffy and gives it a great flavor.

 

[Constance]

Let me know how it turns out...I can't imagine sour cream not making anything better.