Bring on fall baking and bring on the Farmhouse Apple Walnut Loaf! This apple walnut bread brings a touch of homestyle comfort and warmth to your home with this easy to make recipe that will make your kitchen smell like a bakery. Who's ready for apples and fall baking season?

You may want to include these 6 Apple Fall Baking Recipes, Apple Cinnamon Bread, Awesome Country Apple Fritter Bread and this Chunky Apple Walnut Cake to also get you apple-inspired for sure!

Why I Love This Farmhouse Apple Walnut Loaf

I call this bread Farmhouse Apple Walnut Loaf because it's every bit homemade, made with fresh apples from the local market, adorned with rich buttery walnut chunks, infused with some fragrant cinnamon spice and baked to a heavenly golden brown and it is deliciously yummy. *Wahooo!*

With that said, I'm infatuated with making quick breads. Especially in the fall. Everyone I know loves to eat them, receive them, bake them and freeze them for later. They're great for bake sales, breakfast, snacking and even dessert, right?

How Healthy is This Farmhouse Apple Walnut Loaf?

It doesn't have a ton of sugar in it, ok!! It has 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce, 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of flour, ⅓ cup of olive oil, & 2 eggs as the base, so it's pretty healthy overall.

Variations: You could change the flour up for gluten free or whole wheat, or change up the olive oil for the coconut oil or canola oil or change up the 2 eggs for mashed bananas.

Of course, the textures may vary some, but you can always look up substitutes here if you want to find other substitutes for your liking for this recipe and others.

Ingredients You'll Need

applesauce - reduce sugar if not using unsweetened applesauce
olive oil
sugar
eggs
all-purpose flour
ground cinnamon
baking soda
salt
walnuts, coarsely chopped, & extra for top of bread
Granny Smith apples, peeled and chunked

How to Make Farmhouse Apple Walnut Loaf

Preheat oven 350° Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick spray and line with parchment paper to remove loaf cake easily when it’s cooled. (Or you can lightly grease and flour)
Using mixer, beat applesauce oil and sugar for up to a minute, then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together and add into the wet mixture and mix together well, not overmixing.
Add walnuts and apples mix together.
Pour batter into loaf pan and bake 60-70 mins – use the toothpick test to make sure it’s cooked. (Cake needs to spring back on middle top, not be spongy or it won’t be done, so it might take an extra 5 mins, depending on oven temp)
Remove loaf pan from oven and let cool.
Enjoy!! Glaze with a vanilla glaze if you want! See my Apple Fritter Bread for that Glaze!

Storing Bread

Room Temperature - Store apple bread in an airtight storage container or ziplock bag for up to four days.

Freezing Bread

Freeze - Place apple bread in an airtight storage container or ziplock bag in the freezer for up to two months.

Quick Bread Tips

Don't overmix batter - this causes the bread to be tough or dense.
If using sweetened applesauce, reduce the sugar in the recipe down some.
Make sure you don't slice the apples into large chunks, so they cook through.
Make sure you bake the bread through, otherwise the bread will be gooey and raw.

This quick and easy walnut apple bread recipe is sure to become your family's go-to comfort food. It's simple to prepare, and the combination of the sweet apples, crunchy walnuts, and fragrant spices offers a unique and satisfying flavor. In addition to being a delicious treat, it’s also a great way to use up any apples you have left over from the fall harvest.

Are you excited about Fall Baking?? Are you on the Apple or Cinnamon or Pumpkin Team?

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