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Oatmeal Breakfast Loaf

Not overly sweet, this dense and filling, quick bread loaf goes very nicely with coffee or a glass of milk.

Ingredients:

For Topping

1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)

1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1/4 tsp cinnamon

For Bread

2 large eggs

1 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce

1/3 cup canola oil

1/4 cup whole milk or buttermilk

1 1/4 cups flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

Pinch ground cloves

1/2 cup diced dried fruit (raisins, apricots, figs, and/or apples)

1 cup old-fashioned oats

Directions:

1. Center a rack in oven; preheat to 350°F. Butter 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, dust with flour, and tap out excess.

2. Make the topping: In a small bowl, use your fingers to toss together the sugar, nuts, and cinnamon until evenly mix. Set aside.

3. Make the bread: Whisk together the eggs, applesauce, oil, and buttermilk until well blended.

4. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Remove 1/2 teaspoon of mix; toss it with the fruit to coat. Set aside. Stir the oats into the bowl. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry, and, using a large rubber spatula, stir just until everything is evenly moistened. Don't overdo the mixing. Scatter the dried fruit over batter and stir it to blend. Scrape batter into pan; sprinkle over topping, tamping it down lightly with fingers so it sticks.

5. Bake 55 to 65 minutes, or until the bread is browned and a thin knife inserted into center comes out clean. Transfer bread to a cooling rack for about 10 minutes. Run a knife around the sides of pan and unmold. Invert and cool to room temperature right side up. (If you unmold too soon, the bottom sticks.)

Notes:

I've made this about three times, and am very fond of putting apricots in it. I find it takes much longer in my oven - up to an hour and 20 minutes. I have substituted white whole wheat flour when I was out of all-purpuse, and it still seemed comparably tasty, but I have not done a side-by-side test.

Comments:

48.tunes

1 yr ago

I made this and it turned out great, it's even better the next day. I'm thinking about trying it again but using bananas instead of applesauce.

matriarchy

1 yr ago

My daughter made this for us this week. Loved it with apricots and golden raisins. But it didn't last until the next day - LOL. Bananas sound like a great idea.