Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed (200g)
  • 1 tsp baking soda (5g)
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon (5g)
  • ½ tsp salt (3g)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled (113g)
  • 1 large egg, room temperature (50g)
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (120g)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (5ml)
  • 2 cups firm apples, peeled and diced (300g)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon (2g)
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour (8g)

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl, toss the diced apples with 1 tsp of cinnamon and 1 tbsp of flour until the fruit is lightly dusted.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  4. In a separate small bowl, stir together the melted butter, egg, applesauce, and vanilla.
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir with a spatula until just merged; do not over-mix.
  6. Gently fold in the coated apple chunks.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
  8. Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  9. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.