Apple Raisin Quick Bread

Name: Apple Raisin Quick Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2 loaves (16 pieces each)
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups vegetable oil; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 3 cups diced peeled tart apples; 2/3 cup raisins; 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield 2 loaves (16 pieces each)

Test Kitchen Approved

Cloves are a subtle but effective complement to the abundant apple pieces in this apple raisin quick bread. —Gail Buss, New Bern, North Carolina

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups vegetable oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups diced peeled tart apples
2/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, beat oil, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cloves and baking powder; beat into the egg mixture. Stir in apples, raisins and nuts. Pour into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 217 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 187mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Cloves are a subtle but effective complement to the abundant apple pieces in this apple raisin quick bread. —Gail Buss, New Bern, North Carolina

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