Applesauce Oatmeal bread recipe is a quick, easy and delicious. It’s perfect as is or you can add nuts, raisins or other additions to your liking.
I just love baking bread. All kinds of bread, yeasty loaves, rolls, sweet bread, and my ultimate goal, artisan bread. I haven’t made any bread so many times that I don’t need to follow a recipe, and I bake because I love it and not out of necessity. Especially bread like this Applesauce Oatmeal Bread Recipe!
My mother grew up in a pretty strict household where, if her dad (my grandfather) was home, it was better to be “not” seen or heard. He wasn’t the sweet, come sit on my knee kind of pop. She was one of 9 children, and because of their range in age, my mother doesn’t remember her two older siblings living at home. In addition to her siblings, both of her grandmothers and an uncle lived with them. This was all in a two bedroom one bathroom house.
[clickToTweet tweet=”Applesauce Oatmeal Bread #Recipe #Breadbakers #KingArthurFlour ” quote=”This Applesauce Oatmeal Bread Recipe is a slightly sweet healthier recipe. “]As you can imagine, they didn’t have much. Her mother baked 13 loaves of bread twice a week. She never measured or followed a recipe, but every loaf turned out perfectly delicious. There were a lot of families that had it rough during this time period, and often they had bread on the table and not much of anything else.
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I’m glad that I have the choice to bake bread and love learning more about it. Occasionally, I participate in a monthly bread baking group. Each month the challenge is different.
The challenge for the “Bread Bakers” group this month was hosted by Kids and Chic, and our challenge was to create a bread using “oats”.
I could really envision a nice crusty oat bread, but when I saw the Applesauce Oatmeal Bread recipe on the King Arthur Flour website, I just knew that I had to make it. I am so glad that I did!
It is a good thing that I took my pictures of the bread the same afternoon that I made it because it didn’t last two days.
My husband and I ate the whole darned thing. We ate it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It was moist and just sweet enough.
With this recipe, you could add nuts or fruit, but I kept it simple. Being quick and easy, this bread will be on the rotation of favorite bread to bake.
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Applesauce Oatmeal Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 large eggs room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup no sugar added applesauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Beat to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine flours, baking powder, and soda, spices, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- With the mixer running, slowly add dry ingredients, oats, and applesauce.
- Pour the mixture into the loaf pan, and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove the bread from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
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Oatmeal Bread Recipes
- Agave Oatmeal Sour Dough Bread from My Catholic Kitchen
- Applesauce Oatmeal Bread from Hostess at Heart
- Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Bread from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Honey Oatmeal Bread from Recipes, Food and Cooking
- Honey Oatmeal Bread from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Honey-Oatmeal Muffins from A Baker’s House
- Honey Oats Bread Loaf from Gayathri’s Cook Spot
- Honey Nut Oatmeal Waffles from Magnolia Days
- Honey Wheat Oat Bread from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Lemon Blueberry Oat Bread from Kids & Chic
- Multigrain Twist Bread from What Smells So Good?
- Oat Breadsticks from Passion Kneaded
- Oatmeal Stout Loaf from Food Lust People Love
- Oat & Honey Bread from La Cocina de Aisha
- Oats and Millet Idli from Spice Roots
- Oats Garlic Kulcha from SimplyVeggies
- Triple Seeded Oat Bread from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
I would like to dedicate this post to Selma who lost her battle to cancer on July 4th, 2015. Selma also loved baking bread and was a talented baker, friend, mother and so much more. She had a sourdough starter that she called “Twinkle”. Selma sent me some of this starter that I cherish and will be featuring in a future post.
Here are a couple more of my favorite Quick Bread recipes!
Better For You Banana Bread
Grandpa George’s ZBread (Zucchini Bread) Recipe
Cranberry Apple Streusel Bread Recipe
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Sally T says
We love bread! Plus we use a lot of oatmeal. This with a cup of coffee makes me happy.
Sylvia Fraser says
So looking forward to trying this – we have tons of apples in the garden this year due to an exceptionally wet (even more than usual) Scottish Summer. Thank you.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Sylvia! We are just entering our apple season and I love cooking with them.
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Julie Menghini says
That is wonderful Barbara! I think I have you signed up. I was making some changes to my site so that may have been the issue. I generally post twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you see that you didn’t get something, please please please let me know. Thank you and enjoy your day!
Gerard Villanueva says
Nice job on the bread. I’m sure Selma would have loved it. She would also be happy about “Twinkle” ‘s legacy living on!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Gerard. I think Selma would have liked it too. We often talked about our bread baking. She was much more advanced than I but left behind a great legacy of people she helped. I appreciate your stopping and taking the time to comment.
oceanviewkitchen says
This bread looks amazing!!! healthy and delicious! Pinned:)
Julie Menghini says
Thank you! We really enjoyed it. I may add some nuts and fruits to it next time too.
cookingwithauntjuju.com says
Hey Julie – I just emailed you 3 sheets of instructions emailed to me from Selma back in January of this year. Look at page 2 for how to revive “Twinkle” and follow directions. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Julie Menghini says
Your the best! Thank you Judi!
cookingwithauntjuju.com says
🙂
petra08 says
Wow, one of 9! That is a big family and it is quite a feat to bake 13 loaves twice weekly!
Your bread looks amazing, I would eat it all day long as well, with a bit too much butter no doubt but it would be a shame not to love a bread like this and it is a lovely dedication to Selma! x
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Petra! This bread is so easy to make and a bit to good to eat 🙂
Lili says
Lovely bread Julie and also look forward to seeing your bread made with Selma’s twinkle. 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Lili! I am still a bit shy about reactivating it because I don’t want to kill it! I’m not very experienced with sour dough starters yet.
Lili says
You’re welcome Julie and good luck with the starter. I have no idea about what should be done with a starter- never had one – but I’m sure you’ll be fine. x
shilpiprasad9 says
Your bread looks delicious…. Nice photography…
Julie Menghini says
Thank you very much! I’m working on the photography so really appreciate your comment and you stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Michelle @ Giraffes Can Bake says
This bread looks delicious Julie, yum!
Selma definitely would have loved it too 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Michelle! What a wonderful tribute in her memory! I’m sure she is partying right along with us.
Arl's World says
Loved your story Julie and your bread looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing it with us 🙂 <3
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Arl! This bread was very good and so easy to put together.
cookingwithauntjuju.com says
Looks delicious – as I can applesauce every year (sugar free) I am always looking for new recipes. I am sending Angie the attachment Selma sent me on sourdough baking, if you do not have this I will be happy to send it to you as well. sourdough is very easy to work with you just need to feed and use it!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Judi! I love homemade applesauce. I would have to find it Judi. If you have it handy, I would love a copy and appreciate it very much! Since I feed everything else around here, what is one more? 🙂
Loretta says
What a beautiful looking loaf Julie and with all those ingredients on hand, I should be able to make it by this weekend. My husband would love me for it, I love bread too, and it just adds all those extra pounds that I do not need, still I’ll live dangerously for a change and enjoy this gorgeous loaf. Great story, and your photos are awesome. Selma would def have given you a thumbs up for this 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Loretta! This bread was delicious! Next time I will add walnuts and raisins or maybe chunks of apples. It’s so versatile. Selma would have given me far more credit than this simple loaf deserves. Isn’t it amazing how many people received her support and felt like they knew her personally? We were better for knowing her as well as we did. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Circahappy says
This bread looks SO scrumptious and better yet, easy enough for me to make. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe, Julie. I will be sure to bookmark this post 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much! It is definitely an easy quick one to make and you can load it up with other yummy stuff that you like such as fruit or nuts.
Stacy says
My husband’s stepmom was a bread baker like your grandmother, Julie. Before she passed away, I stood at her elbow and wrote down exactly what she did so I could duplicate it. She measured the salt and sugar by pouring them into her palm. It was the best bread!
Your applesauce loaf looks wonderful!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Stacy! You were so smart to write down that information! I was young enough to think that she would be around forever. Her recipe box disappeared, and I have no idea what was even in it because I never saw her use one. Happy Friday!
Pavani says
That bread sounds delicious with applesauce and oats.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much! Easy and yummy two of my favorite requirements.
carolinescookingblog says
This bread sounds absolutely delicious. I love the sound of the bread challenge, it would force me to make it as I always enjoy when I do but never make as often as I like 🙂 I, too, almost did a bread post in dedication to Selma, but changed my mind to something else which is coming out tomorrow.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Caroline. I love homemade bread and this does force me to make it more often than I would otherwise I think. I will be very anxious to see the other posts dedicated to Selma. I am sure she loves every single one of them and is cheering us on from above.
Georgina says
Julie I love your loaf of Applesauce Oatmeal bread. Your mum’s time sounds like the same as my dad’s and mum’s time. I remember my dad’s sis sharing a similar situation when I was there this time for Mum’s funeral and 40th day. Makes us want to enjoy every moment of life! Thanks for sharing the recipe and your beautiful family history.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Georgina! This bread was very good. Did you mean your mum passed at 40 years old? That is horrible and so sad. I am so grateful for everything that I have. There are still so many with so little. I appreciate such a great comment!
Sneha datar says
What a beautiful bread with applesauce.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you! Easy and yummy!
vimala lakshmi says
I love your bread with apple sauce and the story of your mom u shared with us……….
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much! The bread is very good and would be great with nuts and fruit baked in. Isn’t it true that our childhood often forms are actions for life? Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by.
Angie says
That is a handsome loaf of bread, Julie. Can you call a loaf of bread handsome? 🙂 Thanks for dedicating this to Selma. She would have loved how easily it came together, yet delicious and with that toothsome crumb. Can you call crumb toothsome? 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Ha thank you Angie! I am always calling bread beautiful so yes we can say what ever we want. Selma would have given me way to much credit than what this bread deserved. She was so supportive and gave us newbies confidence to begin the scary world of blogging.
chitrajagdish says
Woweeee what a crumptious looking bread this is… feel like grabbing a slice from my screen… yumm:)
Julie Menghini says
Ha! Thank you Chitra! You are sweeter than what this bread was, and wish I could share a piece with you!
Amy Basso @ amysapron.net says
What a wholesome snack! I love this 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Amy! It was delicious and would be great adding nuts or fruit too!