Apple-Molasses Bread

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup molasses dark molasses
• 1 cup raisins, seedless
• 1/2 cup nuts chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
5. Combine applesauce and molasses.
6. Add dry ingredients alternately with applesauce mixture to egg mixture.
7. Fold in raisins and nuts.
8. Pour into a greased 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/4 inch loaf pan.
9. Bake at 350F (180C).
10. for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
11. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and continue cooling on a wire rack.

butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon ground, nutmeg ground, applesauce, molasses dark molasses, raisins, nuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/apple-molasses-bread-3468 (may not work)