Apple Walnut Bread

4.80 from 5 votes

This simple and not-too-sweet loaf is studded with apple and crunchy walnuts. It stays super moist thanks to a good amount of yoghurt in the batter. The loaf can be toasted on the second or third day or sliced and frozen for lunchbox treats.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Afternoon Tea, Breads, Breakfast, Morning Tea

Cuisine: Australian, Western

Keyword: apple and walnut loaf, apple walnut bread, apple walnut loaf

Servings:

Calories: 377kcal

Ingredients

1 stick butter melted, or 1/2 cup neutral-tasting oil
2 eggs at room temperature
1/3 cup Greek yoghurt unsweetened
¾ cup brown sugar firmly packed
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda bicarbonate soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
2 apples large Pink Ladies or Granny Smiths, peeled, cored and diced into 1/2 inch (1½ cm) pieces
2/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

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Instructions

For conventional oven baking, preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. For steam oven baking, preheat to Combi Steam, 350°F/180°C, 30% (low) humidity. Grease and line a 9x5 inch (23x13cm) loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Whisk the melted butter with the eggs and yoghurt.
1 stick butter, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup Greek yoghurt
In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger. Pour in the wet mixture and stir until it’s almost (but not quite!) combined. Stop when there are a few streaks of flour and a few lumps left.
¾ cup brown sugar, 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ground ginger
Add the diced apple and nuts and fold through. Make sure the mixture is fully combined with no streaks of flour, but don't overmix it.
2 apples, 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
Pour into the lined pan, smooth the top and bake until the loaf is deep golden brown and cooked through. In a conventional oven this will take about 55 minutes, in a steam oven it'll be about 45 minutes. Be guided by doneness rather than time; it needs to test clean with just a few crumbs attached when a skewer is inserted into the center.
Leave the loaf to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.

Notes

If you want to change things up, try any of the following:
- Date and walnut loaf: add half a cup of chopped dates to the batter with the apples and walnuts.
- Apple and pecan loaf or apple and pistachio loaf: omit the walnuts, using pecans or pistachio nuts instead.
- Berry and walnut loaf: swap the apple for the same volume of frozen blueberries, raspberries or blackberries.
- Chocolate raisin bread: swap the apple for the same volume of raisins and the walnuts for semisweet chocolate chips.

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