Apple & Strawberry Quick Bread

Apple Strawberry Bread

Omg ....I have to write about this, have baked banana bread so many times - love it...and muffins with apples & applesauce..amazing....but they are all totally different in taste and texture from this - once you start eating this, you cannot stop with just one piece. 

Have to confess that this actually was a recipe for applesauce bread - but I had this jam on hand a combi of strawberries and apples - decided to use that instead of the applesauce...and oh wow !!! ....

This has a mix of all purpose flour(maida) and whole wheat flour(atta), hint of cinnamon, sweetness of the fruits(strawberry & apple - though you could use just the apples), goodness of yogurt, nourishment from egg & nuts, reduced fat with oil instead of butter, brown sugar and that too just 1/2 cup...with all those healthy options...the taste is just awesome...definitely gotta try this one out. And it is one of the most easiest things to put together - just 2 bowls - one for dry, one for wet ingredients - mix the two...and voila...there you have it..one of the most fantastic, moist, flavorful, healthy snacks, breakfast, dessert, sweet...call it as you like it.

And here are the ingredients for the same...

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 large egg
3/4 cup yogurt
1 cup apple/strawberry sauce/jam( this is very lightly sweetened)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup oil
a few walnuts
some oats to sprinkle on top about 1 tsp
2-3 Tblspns raisins

Method:
1) Take a bowl and add all the dry ingredients, the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon powder, walnuts, raisins.

Ingredients - Dry, Wet, Sugar

2) Take another bowl add apple & strawberry jam, yogurt, egg, vanilla, mix it all together, add the sugar, mix.

3) Add the dry ingredients to the wet and gently mix it in until just combined...do not over mix.

Before Baking

4) Put the batter in a greased 9*5*3 pan, sprinkle oats & some nuts on top.

5) Bake in pre heated oven at 180 degrees C for 55-60 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean.

6) Cool on wire rack and then cut and serve...this can be stored in fridge for a week or two.

A slice 

Enjoy !!!


Really loved this and so guess I will be making more of the jam so that I can make this bread again...but as I have mentioned that this is actually an applesauce recipe - so you can make it with just that instead of the mix of strawberry & apple...and also you can increase the quantity of applesauce from 1 cup to 1 and 1/4 cup and reduce the yogurt by 1/4 cup - this will enhance the apple taste...more yummyness...another new coined word...:-) but it suits this...well ...enjoy...