Apple Cinnamon Bread

Yields: 8 slices | 3.5 pts per slice

My rating:

This is a fragrant, not-too-sweet apple bread, with just a hint of cinnamon. I like to make several mini-loaves at a time and freeze some for later use. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

cooking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
6 Tbsp Splenda, granulated *
2½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp table salt
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¾ cup low-fat buttermilk
¼ cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted
¼ cup liquid egg whites or Eggbeaters
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cup shredded apple, packed coarsely (Approx. 1 large apple)
2 tsp lemon zest, finely grated

* If you use real sugar instead of Splenda, it will add an additional .5 pts per slice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8-inch loaf pan (or 2 mini loaf pans) with cooking spray.

Peel and shred apple. Grate lemon zest. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients: flour, Splenda, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Mix well with a fork and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients: buttermilk, brown sugar, margarine, liquid egg whites, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir in apples and lemon zest.

Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and mix until just blended.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan (or 2 mini loaf pans) and bake until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. (Or, about 40 minutes for mini loaf pans.) Cool in pan, on a wire rack, for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cool completely. Slice into 8-10 slices and serve.

Nutritional Info:

1/8 of loaf:

(per slice with Spenda) 183 Calories, 1.86 g. fat, 1.26 g. fiber (3.5 pts per slice)
(per slice with sugar) 217 Calories, 1.86 g. fat, 1.26 g. fiber (4 pts per slice)

Or, if you want to divide the bread into 10 slices instead of 8...

1/10 of loaf:

(per slice with Spenda) 147 Calories, 1.5 g. fat, 1 g. fiber (2.85 pts per slice)
(per slice with sugar) 174 Calories, 1.5 g. fat, 1 g. fiber (3.4 pts per slice)

Source: WW Recipe Review Board