Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup real maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil (butter or shortening may be substituted)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup cubed fresh apple
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350.
  2. Grease bottom only of 9×5 loaf pan.
  3. Combine honey, maple syrup, water, apple juice, oil, and egg and blend well.
  4. Add flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon and stir until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
  5. Stir in apple cubes.
  6. Pour into the greased loaf pan and bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  7. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then cool completely on wire rack.
  8. Wrap tightly and store in the refrigerator.
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