Applesauce Bread/Cake Loaf
Source: Betty Crocker
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup applesauce
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed 2 minutes.
Beat in egg, vanilla and applesauce.
Stir in flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves.
Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour batter into pan.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.
Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack.
Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.