01 November 2005

pumpkin apple bread

preheat oven to 350, grease two loaf pans well.

3 c flour
3/4 t salt
2 t baking soda
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1 t nutmeg
1/4 t cloves
1/4 t allspice
1/4 t ginger
1 can (15 oz) solid-packed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 c applesauce
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 apples, peeled, cored, chopped

sift together dry ingredients in medium bowl. in large bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, oil, applesauce, sugar. mix in dry ingredients. fold in apples. put in pans.

combine 5 T sugar, 1 T softened butter, 1 T flour, 1 t cinnamon with fingers until consistency of coarse meal. sprinkle on top of batter.

bake for around 60 minutes until tester comes out clean. let cool in rack for 45 minutes, turn out and continue to cool at least another 45 minutes before cutting.

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