Recipe

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• 3/4 cup apple butter
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp clove
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour , sifted
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt

• 1 In a mixing bowl, combine the apple butter, cinnamon and cloves.
• 2 Whisk in the water, then oil, then brown sugar, then the eggs (not all together). Mix until smooth.
• 3 Sift together (important so you don't get white lumps in your dark bread), flour, baking soda and salt. Then combine with the apple butter mixture and mix until smooth.
• 4 Pour into a greased 9-inch loaf pan or 3 to 4 mini-loaf pans.
• 5 Bake at 350F for 65-70 minutes for the 9-inch pan or 45-50 minutes for the mini-loaves.
• 6 Let stand for 10-15 minutes to cool slightly before removing from the pans and letting cool completely on a wire rack.