This is one of the best breads I have had in a while. So yummy, and all the ingredients are things I always have on hand. With the exception of an apple, because Harold eats those pretty quickly, but still. Not to mention, the batter tastes as good as the bread itself, and I’m all about eating batter! Yum.
Apple Bread
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Crisco
2 eggs
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2-3 tsp cinnamon (I use 2.5, but whatever.)
2 cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped apples (with a golden delicious, I left the skin on.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and Crisco. Add eggs. Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to sugar/Crisco/eggs. Add vanilla (I don’t know why in this order, or if it makes a difference if you add the vanilla to the wet ingredients before combining with the dry. I’ll try that some time.). Mix in apples by hand. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. (I use a glass loaf dish, and 1 hour 10 minutes is better than just one hour, in the event that you prefer glass baking dishes, like I do.)
Yum. Warm with butter – double yum.
Wow, that looks simple. Can one replace the Crisco with butter?
That was my question! Great minds think alike, Curt! BTW, it was great to see you this past weekend.
Next time we’ll have to have a beer (and I’ll have to not be pregnant).
I don’t know if you can successfully substitute butter. There are lots of Apple Bread recipes online, but none this simple, and I’m all about simple.
However, Lauren is the QUEEN of tinkering with recipes. She’ll probably try and let you all know.
I found this thread that said you can do a 1 to 1 substitution of butter for Crisco, but it will be a little different because of the properties of Crisco.
http://forums.cooking.com/showthread.php?p=49729
I just made another loaf. This time with butter. Seems it comes out just the same. Still soft, moist, yummy. Seems you can use either with no apparent consequences. YAY!! I love butter.
I should add that the top of the loaf looks a bit more smooth and shiny with butter. Just an observation.
I think you could have substituted flax seed.
That looks deelicious! I will try it … but what do I do when I get to the part where I need little hands to help mix??? Where’s the substitue for that?
Oh! I have an apple I need to use! (I’m going to ask Susana to make it tonight!!)
We’ll definitely do it with butter. It’s natural animal fat, instead of… whatever Crisco is. (and I don’t knock it, because I use it to grease pans, but mmmmm butter!)
My recipe for fruit breads is very simple: Wait until Lynne brings one to school. Ha!
If I want something fruity at home, I’ll usually make a bowl of Apple Jacks. It’s the lazy man’s apple bread.
Yes, it was good to see you as well. I had a great time visiting with everyone.
I tried this last night with butter. BOY!!! It is very delicious!!!! Martin had two big pieces!!!!!