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Native Missouri nuts add great flavor to any dish or dessert. You can find growers of native nutmeats in the AgriMissouri Buyer’s Guide.
This week's recipe is provided by the Missouri Pecan Growers. Feel free to use your favorite native Missouri nutmeat.
Whole Wheat Apple Nut Bread
Ingredients
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup plain yogurt
1 egg
½ cup chopped pecans, black walnuts or hickory nuts
1 tablespoon wheat germ
1/3 cup raisins
1 cup applesauce
Sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in whole wheat flour, brown sugar and raisins. In a separate bowl, beat egg and oil and stir in yogurt, applesauce and nuts. Gently stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture until dry ingredients are moistened.
Pour batter into greased 1 ½ -quart or 2-quart casserole dish and sprinkle with wheat germ. Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for ten minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling on a rack.
Makes one loaf.
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