Ken bought buttermilk to make pancakes but never ended up making them so he went on a hunt for a great recipe to make buttermilk bread. He found this Apple Pecan Buttermilk Quick Bread.
He found a recipe over at The Kitchn and made this lovely loaf. It was so spectacular when it was still warm out of the oven.
For this recipe head over to The Kitchn. They also suggested some variations and Ken ran with those.
These loaves would be great over the holidays to pull out for snacks for your company or to be part of breakfast or brunch.
The Kitchn has many more variations and these loaves turn out fantastic. We have a few tucked away in our freezer!!!
I loved the addition of the pecans and apples, it made a completely different loaf.
Apple Pecan Buttermilk Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 cup diced apples
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 4-mini loaf pan with cooking spray. In a stand-up mixer with a paddle attachment mix together the butter, buttermilk, and egg.
- Whisk together your dry ingredients, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing well.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the apples and the nuts. Do not over mix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans dividing into four. Bake for 35-40 min. or until cooked through and golden brown.
- Let the loaves cool in the pan for 15 min. and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely or slice when they are still slightly warm.
- Baked loaves can be easily frozen. Wrap in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Store for up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Recipe adapted from The Kitchn
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Comments & Reviews
Barbara says
This was a delicious recipe! YUM!!
i did get a bit creative. i added a tblspoon of unrefined organic coconut oil. Also i had baked 2 organic pears and 2 organic apples together a few days ago and added a cup of them them instead of the cut up apple. I also added 1/2 cup of frozen cranberries cut in half. i was very pleased with the results!
Tara Noland says
Good for you Barbara, that sounds amazing, love everything you added!!
Dionne Baldwin says
Pecans are a new favorite for me this year! Apple Pecan bread sounds perfect, even now with my last cup of tea for the day! I hope you are having a good week. 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Dionne, I could go for a slice of that right now!!!
Chris says
Yes, the variation with apple and pecans sounds very tempting.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for coming over Chris!!