Apple Harvest Pumpkin Bread

By á-47

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tea. salt
• 1 tea. baking soda
• 1/2 tea. baking powder
• 1 tea. nutmeg
• 1 tea. cinnamon
• 1/2 tea. cloves
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 15-oz. can pumpkin
• 1 tea. vanilla
• 3-4 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
• TOPPING
• 2 tea. sugar
• 2 tea. brown sugar
• 1 tea. cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 3 small loaf pans.

Combine flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and spices in a bowl.

In another bowl, cream sugar and butter. Beat in eggs, pumpkin and vanilla. Add the flour mixture, stirring until just moistened. Stir in apples, raisins and walnuts. Spoon the batter into the prepared pans.

Bake the loaves for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Meanwhile, place all the topping ingredients in a small bowl and stir to blend. Set aside.

When the bread comes out of the oven, sprinkle with the topping.

Let sit for 15 minutes, then remove from the pans and let cool on wire rack.