Apple Bread

Similar to banana bread.....but also very different. Dave's favorite, so I made it for his birthday!

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 apples, chopped

In bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large mixing bowl, place oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla and apples. Stir into flour mixture. Pour mixture into bread pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick or knife inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on wire rack before removing from pan.


Original recipe here 

Sweet Potato, Apple, and Chipotle Soup

 

Another choice from my Saturday of cooking (see Silken Chocolate Pudding post). This soup is very spicy - so beware. It's not an overwhelming spicy, but if you don't like spicy food, leave out the chipotle pepper. (It's another Moosewood cookbook find.) I am psyched that it is finally soup season!! (though it was 80 degrees yesterday...)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2.5 cups chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
1 cup thinly sliced celery
5 cups thinly sliced peeled sweet potatoes
2 cups chopped apples
1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 quart (4 cups) vegetable broth
1 cup water
1.5 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup unsweetened apple juice

1. Warm the oil in a soup pot on high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring continually, until the onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the celery, sweet potatoes, apples, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, vegetable broth, water, salt, cinnamon, and black pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Then lower the heat, and simmer gently until the sweet potatoes and apples are soft, about 20 minutes.

2. Add the apple juice to the pot. Puree the soup in a blender in batches until smooth and creamy. Blend in more chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, and/or black pepper to suit your taste.