Apple Butter Bread

Ingredients

 * 2 cups all-purpose flour (i used half whole wheat flour)
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 1½ teaspoons baking powder
 * ½ teaspoon baking soda
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 1½ cups apple butter (divided)
 * ½ cup apple juice
 * ¼ cup butter, melted
 * 1 egg, beaten
 * 1 cup raisins (optional)
 * ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

 * 1) Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
 * 2) In a small bowl mix ¾ cup apple butter, apple juice, butter and egg together.
 * 3) Fold in the raisins and chopped nuts.
 * 4) Add the apple butter mixture to the dry ingredients and blend together.
 * 5) Pour half the mixture in a loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
 * 6) Gently spread the reserved ¾ cup apple butter over the batter.
 * 7) Pour the rest of the batter over the apple butter mixture and spread evenly over the top to cover.
 * 8) Bake at 350 °F for 55 to 65 minutes or until done.
 * 9) To bake "my mistake loaf" just put all the apple butter in the wet ingredients and blend into the dry ingredients.
 * 10) I cut up dried pineapple pieces and added with the nuts instead of the raisins.
 * 11) Pour the whole batter into the loaf pan and bake as above.
 * 12) This makes a heavy moist bread that is delicious.
 * 13) Any kind of nuts can be used and any kind of dried fruit that your prefer.
 * 14) This can be sugar free using Splenda brown sugar blend and Margo's apple butter recipe using Splenda.