Oh, fond memories of childhood. That's what this fabulous autumn staff of life brings dorsum to me. My Mom used to bake all the fourth dimension when I was growing up. (Hmmmm ... were y'all wondering where I got it from?? The apple tree doesn't autumn far from the tree, right?) And this apple tree currant staff of life was 1 of my absolute favorites inward her line-up.
Fresh apple. Sweet currants. Just a hint of cinnamon. The squeeze of chopped pecans. Isn't that the perfect blend of autumn flavors? If it's not, good too thus it's pretty close!
I hadn't had this staff of life inward years. And had genuinely forgotten how much I similar it. Then, spell leafing through my family's cookbook, it struck me - "Hey! I ask to brand apple tree currant bread!" So I did.
Bake yourself upward a loaf of this beautiful bread, piece off a large hunk, too dig in. You'll last glad y'all did.
Apple Currant Bread
Source: My Mom
(Printable recipe)
Ingredients
1/3 c. butter
2/3 c. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
ii eggs
ii T. milk
1 tsp. lemon juice
ii c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. peeled shredded apple tree (about ii medium or 1 really large apple)
1 c. dried currants
1/2 c. chopped nuts (I move pecans)
Directions
1. Cream together butter, sugar, too cinnamon. Beat inward eggs until low-cal too fluffy. Beat inward milk too lemon juice.
2. Stir together dry out ingredients; add together to creamed mixture, stirring simply until moistened. Fold inward shredded apple, currants, too nuts.
3. Spoon into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for almost 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted inward the catch comes out clean. (I permit mine become for the total sixty minutes too I mean value I slightly over-cooked it. I advise starting to depository fiscal establishment lucifer a fleck earlier an sixty minutes is up.)
Enjoy!
