This hearty fruit loaf is a wonderful blend of sweet apples, bananas and citron.
We’ve all been there – driven to obsess over things that we can’t control. We fret over the rain, such remarks as “The weather isn’t cooperating,” as if the skies were subject to our whims. We spend time contemplating the passage of time, or wither idly fretting over our lack of action. It’s a cycle best described, in cliché terms, as vicious.
I’ve found myself doing precisely that for the past few days. There’s a saying that we “Aught to upset the apple cart, since the apples will rot anyway.”
In other words, act, since the time will pass all the same. Without delving into why, I’ve found myself thinking of precisely that over the past few days…alright obsessing more than thinking. Then again, what mortal doesn’t occasionally wax futile, as the Greeks used to say? That sense of futility does strange things to the mind, even in sleep, and I woke up yesterday with the fuel of just a few less-than-restful hours. I stepped outside with my first coffee into the warm haze of a dying night, and waited for the sunrise.
Needless say, I just had to break the malaise, to move my mind onto pleasanter things, things that I could actually control, or that would just get me back into the routine of things.
As if fate had decreed it, stepping back inside the first thing my eyes fell on was the messy pyramid of apples crowning my fruit my bowl.
It was time to upset the applecart of the past few days, and what better way than a quick round of morning baking? Which brings us to today’s recipe.
PrintApple Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
Ingredients
- 3 – 4 ripe bananas – mashed
- 2 small apples – peeled and diced (or 1 large apple)
- 2 eggs – beaten
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup citron, dried fruit or raisins
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Butter for greasing loaf pan
Instructions
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl mash the bananas; add the eggs, vanilla, yogurt, sugars, vegetable oil and mix together.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and stir.
- Add this to the banana mixture and mix.
- Stir in the diced apples and dried fruit.
- Butter a loaf pan well and add the batter.
- Sprinkle sugar over the top of the batter.
- Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean.
- Let cool about 10 minutes or so before taking out of pan.
Notes
*This recipe is best baked in a loaf tin as opposed to a cake pan or bundt pan.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Savor a warm slice of this Apple Banana Bread today…perfect for breakfast or dessert.
10
[email protected]'s Recipes says
This quick bread looks so moist and amazingly delicious!
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says
Dear Catherine, I’m so glad you decided to “break the malaise, to move (your) mind onto pleasanter things” because reading this ingredient list and looking at this spectacular loaf fills me with pleasanter thoughts! That mashed banana and Greek yogurt must make this so moist and ooh – to bite into a chunk of apple or raisin must be glorious!
Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says
I am drooling just thinking about your bread! It looks absolutely scrumptious. I don’t love to bake, but that looks like something I could handle! 🙂 It would probably be gone in about 2 minutes too!
Taylor Kiser says
Just look at those chunks of apple! This is banana bread taken up a notch! Yum!
Big Daddy Dave says
Catherine, I’ve had banana bread and I’ve had apple bread but I’ve never had them combined in one loaf. Sounds great! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Tez @ Chile and Salt says
This Apple Banana Bread looks AMAZING Catherine! So moist & full of delicious goodies & bits! Can`t wait to give this a try!
Beauty Follower says
Delicious… perfect with coffee or tea 😉
http://beautyfollower.blogspot.gr/
Liz says
I’m a huge fan of both apple bread and banana bread and you’re genius to combine them. Adding citron is another layer of flavor that makes this one irresistible loaf! xo
Dottie Sauchelli-Balin says
Dear Catherine,
Yummy! I love warm bread in the morning or anytime. This looks so good. A very simple recipe and one that will go a long way. I love all the ingredients, except I think I would put in raisins instead of the citron. Not fond of that ingredient. Apple Banana Bread is one of my favorites. Great post and can’t wait to try this, my mouth is watering thinking about this..Have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day Weekend with your family.
Hugs and blessings Dottie 🙂
Nutmeg Nanny says
LOVE this bread! I’m such a fan of apple bread and love the combo with the banana.
Katherines Corner says
Thank you for sharing thisy umminess at the Thursday Favorite Things link party. I just featured you on facebook and google plus ( in the between the lines community) Pinned xo
Jess says
I pinned this…sounds amazing! 🙂
I’d love for you to share it with my Recipe and Crafts Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Miz Helen says
Apple and Banana are a great combination for a delicious bread. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says
This looks so yummy! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
swathi says
Delicious, I haven’t tried apple banana bread need to try, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, tweeting and pinning
Carmel Borg says
What should I use to mix the whole, a k beater or the hook? Thank you.
Living the Gourmet says
Dear Carmel, you can use the beater attachment to your stand mixer for this bread recipe 🙂 Let me know if you have any other questions. Enjoy!