FARMHOUSE SAMPLER

Apple Butter Bread

• 1 ½ cups Clearbrook Farms Apple Butter
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ½ cup apple juice
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup margarine, melted
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. 
2. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
3. Stir in ¾ cup apple butter, apple juice margarine and egg.
4. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
5. Grease and flour loaf pan.
6. Pour half the batter into pan.
7. Gently place remaining ¾ cup apple butter over batter.
8. Bake at 350° F for 65 – 75 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched in center.
9. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan and continue to cool on rack.

Yields 1 loaf.

*You can substitute Clearbrook Farms Pumpkin, Peach or Pear Butters for the Apple Butter.