Apple Oatmeal Bread

This week we made applesauce with our friends Sarah and Brycen. Sarah generously provided the apples from her parent's trees, and Brycen and Colin helped in the way only 1 1/2 year olds can. We used our giant applesauce stash to do some baking together and made muffins, amazing waffles, and this bread. Sarah said things like, "all these things will freeze really well, that's why it's ok we made so much." Meanwhile, I was thinking, I hope these last until the weekend.

Apple Oatmeal Bread
modified from Stonyfield Farm

1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
1 cup oats
1 egg
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup diced apples

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare a loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, combine yogurt and oats.
In another bowl, mix together egg, applesauce and brown sugar.
In a third bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
Add all wet ingredients to dry and fold in apples. Mix until just combined.
Pour into loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes until golden browned.

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