Apple Bread with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch
INGREDIENTS:
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons applesauce
2 cups finely chopped peeled apples
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
1 tablespoon sugar for sprinkling the top
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan. In large bowl mix together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder.
In medium bowl mix together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and applesauce. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix just until incorporated.
Fold in apples and half of the pecans. Combine remaining pecans, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; sprinkle over loaf.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Invert to remove loaf as soon as possible.