Applesauce Oatmeal Mini Loaf

There are couple of things I buy just for baking. One of them are eggs. Eggs are exclusively used for baking and of course pancakes, waffles in my kitchen. I had almost a dozen eggs in the refrigerator when my husband gave me the news of my in-laws coming this weekend. In order to use up the eggs before they come, I turned the oven on (My father-in-law is cool with all these, but my mother-in-law isn't). You will probably see a lot of baked goods this week here unless I decide to give them away. And if you are worrying about me writing about this here, don't worry. None of my family members read this or any other blog for that matter. So, I am safe.

One year back -  Banana Bread
Adapted from Kingarthurflour.
Ingredients:
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
Rolled oats - 1/2 cup
Sweetened applesauce - 1 cup  (adjust sugar if using unsweetened one)
Sugar - 1/2 cup (1 cup if using unsweetened applesauce)
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 tsp
Oil - 1/4 cup
Eggs - 2 large

Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Either use a 9 X 5 loaf pan or use 4 mini loaf pans. Grease them with vegetable oil spray. In a bowl, whisk together flours, oats, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside. In another bowl, whisk together applesauce, oil and eggs so that they are all incorporated well. Pour the liquid mixture on to the dry mixture and stir to combine. You can add about 1/2 cup chopped nuts or raisins at this point. Pour into the prepared pan/pans and bake till done or till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. It takes 30 - 35 minutes for a mini loaf and about 55 - 60 minutes for a 9 X 5 loaf. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn it on to the wire rack to cool completely. This was good as is or with a smear of jam or cream cheese.

Notes:
The white specks you see are not improperly mixed flour. They are rolled oats that was in the bread cut up when I sliced the bread.

Enjoy.