Applesauce Walnut Bread with Cinnamon Orange Glaze

Enjoy an afternoon break, snacking on this tender Applesauce Walnut Bread topped with a Cinnamon-Orange Glaze. Better yet, bake two!

Learning to bake was probably one of the best skills I ever learned. Seriously. Baked goods are so enticing and yet they can add up at the check stand. You can save a pretty penny when you bake something yourself.

Not to mention the fact that home baked goods typically taste so much better than store-bought. Unless you’ve got a fabulous patissier or boulanger right down the street from you, you’re better off making it yourself.

I can bake today, thanks to my Gramma John’s great example, my favorite childhood book, Ginny and the Cooking Contest, and my mom’s giving me free reign in the kitchen.

One of our family’s favorite recipes is this Applesauce Bread.

I love this bread. It’s really more like a cake. But, we’ll just call it a bread and we’ll feel less guilty.

This bread is tweaked from a recipe in an old Silver Palate Cookbook. I have healthified it just a tad, using whole wheat pastry flour instead of unbleached. I also ditched the raisins and tweaked the fats and sugars. Because I do that. Tweak things.

If you can’t find whole wheat pastry flour, you can use regular whole wheat flour or just sub in unbleached. I won’t tell.

Now that we know my daughter has a severe walnut allergy, I no longer make this bread with nuts. It’s just as good without it, but it is really good with walnuts as well.

I do recommend that you use homemade applesauce whenever possible. Commercial applesauce just doesn’t have the flavor that the real deal imparts.

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Applesauce Walnut Bread with Cinnamon Orange Glaze

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 25 mins

Total Time

1 hr 35 mins

 

Enjoy an afternoon break, snacking on this tender Applesauce Walnut Bread topped with a Cinnamon-Orange Glaze. Better yet, bake two!

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: applesauce bread

Servings: 12

Calories: 437 kcal

Author: Jessica Fisher

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons plus 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 Tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. .
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the oil and brown sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in the applesauce and vanilla extract. .
3. In another large mixing bowl, sift together flours, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and baking soda. Add this to the wet mixture. Sprinkle the walnuts over the dry ingredients. Gently fold until well incorporated. .
4. Pour into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 70-85 minutes or until tester comes out with a few crumbs attached. Cool on rack. .
5. In a small mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in the orange juice until smooth. Glaze the cooled bread.

Recipe Notes

Promptly store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 4 days.

To freeze: wrap cooled loaf in plastic wrap and then place in a ziptop freezer bag in the freezer. Thaw wrapped at room temperature. 

Nutritional values are approximate and based on 1/12 a loaf.

Nutrition Facts

Applesauce Walnut Bread with Cinnamon Orange Glaze

Amount Per Serving

Calories 437 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 27mg9%

Sodium 200mg9%

Potassium 173mg5%

Carbohydrates 57g19%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 32g36%

Protein 6g12%

Vitamin A 60IU1%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 40mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Originally published February 18, 2010. Updated May 6, 2017.