Apple Pumpkin Bread for all!

If you haven't noticed, I've been trying to figure out creative ways to use up the apples that we picked this past weekend. (you can only eat so many apples a day). So i decided to make an apple bread. After searching on my usual websites for a decent recipe, I figured out that i wasn't happy with anything that i'd seen. most required ingredients i didn't have and didn't want to buy for just one recipe. luckily, the amateur gourmet,my favorite food blogger, you can find his link to the right, had just made an apple pumpkin bread recipe, and leah was kind enough to send it to me. after taking a look at the recipe, i realized that the only thing i needed to buy for this recipe was pumpkin, since i had all the other ingredients at home, so i set to work.

now as you all know, i like to setup my ingredients the day before, so when i come home, i have less work to do. i'm not gonna reprint the recipe here, since you can find it on the amateur gourmet's website. so here are the ingredients i set up the night before, the bowl of dry ingredients with spices. plus i measure out all the sugar and made my crumble topping.

now all i needed to do was chop up the apples:

and put together the wet ingredients: sugar, pumpkin, eggs and oil.

add the apples to the wet ingredients:

and mix in the dry. oh here's a tip. whenever you're adding one ingredient to another (like dry to wet) you want to use the rule of thirds. meaning add your ingredients in one third, mix. then add the next third, mix and... you get the idea. you never want to add it all the once cause it just makes a mess and is impossible to mix.

now, you can see that this makes a giant bowl of stuff. and mine is even more giant cause i double my recipe since i wanted to make mini loaves for all my friends. here are the mini loaves ready to go in the oven after i've spinkled on the spice crumble topping stuff.

here they are when they come out.

when you slice the bread, you can actually see the apple chunks. now, if you happen to not enjoy chunks in your bread, you might want to grate your apples and then add them to the batter. that way, your batter will be completely smooth. also, if you're a nut fan, i think walnuts would've been a nice addition to the recipe. what i liked most about the recipe that it made my apartment smell all fall like. the spices and pumpkin and stuff. very yummy. and after they cooled, i wrapped the loaves in plastic wrap and tied with pretty ribbon. i hope all my friends will enjoy them.