Apple Banana Bread

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoon light brown sugar

  (packed)
• 2 large apples

  (Granny Smith or another firm, tart variety - cored, peeled, and cut into ½-inch chunks)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup butter

  (softened, at room temperature)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs

  (at room temperature)
• 2 medium bananas

  (browned, mashed)
• ¼ cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

• 1 Heat a skillet over medium heat to melt the 2 tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoon
  light brown sugar, stirring occasionally. Once melted, add the chunks of 2 large
  apples and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the
  1 teaspoon vanilla extract and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 2 Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and use butter and flour to coat the inside
  of a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• 3 In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened ½ cup butter and 1 cup sugar until
  light and fluffy, then add the 2 large eggs one at a time and mix with the
  creamed butter and sugar. Add the mashed 2 medium bananas and ¼ cup applesauce
  and stir until well combined.
• 4 Stir in the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt,
  ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, and 1 pinch nutmeg. Add the 2 cups all-purpose flour
  and mix until the batter is just combined. Fold in the cinnamon vanilla apples.
• 5 Transfer the batter into your prepared loaf pan and use a spatula to smooth the
  top of the loaf. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour 15-20 minutes or until an
  inserted toothpick, knife, or cake tester comes out clean.
• 6 Remove the loaf from your oven and allow to cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes
  before removing from the pan and transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool
  completely.

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