Apple Gingerbread

• Combine Dry Ingredients
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Whisk Together
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• Add to Wet Mixture
• 2/3 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• Fold Wet into Dry Mixture Add
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• Whisk Together for the Glaze
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon, zest of, minced
• 1 pinch salt

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0.
2. Coat a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda with a whisk.
4. Using a whisk disperses the baking soda evenly.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk sugar, oil, and eggs vigorously until color lightens.
6. Now add applesauce, buttermilk, and ginger; fold into dry mixture.
7. Gently fold in raisins and pecans.
8. Immediately pour batter into pan and bake 55-60 minutes; test with skewer.
9. Wait 10 minutes before removing bread from pan.
10. Glaze then cool bread completely on rack (up to 3 hours).

combine, flour, kosher salt, baking soda, whisk together, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, applesauce, buttermilk, fresh ginger, golden raisin, pecans, whisk together, powdered sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice, lemon, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-gingerbread-51691 (may not work)