Newlywed in the Kitchen Recipe #6: Glazed Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread

Y'all.  This is a Pinterest win if I've ever seen one.  I saw this recipe and thought it sounded really good, so I printed it off of Lovely Little Kitchen and away we went.  It was quick, easy, and seriously so good!  I would have given it a 5, but you know, I'm not the one scoring here.  The Boy from Texas informed me he will probably never give a 5 because nothing is perfect.  Kinda wanted to kick him in the shins and tell him to fake it and make me feel like a gourmet chef, but I reserved that desire.  Anyway, on with it.

The Boy from Texas Rating:  4

The Boy from Texas Comments:  (1) We're not having those apple dumplings I asked for? (2) Are you sure you know what you're doing?  This looks complicated.  (3) Hey, this stuff is good!

Sidenote....The Best Man from our wedding spent the night at our house last week.  He rated this bread a 5.  Just for the record.

Glazed Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread

For the bread:

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup old fashioned oats

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs beaten

1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

1 cup applesauce

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

For the glaze:

• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup applesauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease two loaf pans. {I used Pam....is there a difference?  Apparently not, because my loaves slid right out of the pan.}

In a large bowl, mix by hand flour, oats, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder. Set aside.

In another bowl, mix sugar, oil, eggs, yogurt, applesauce, and vanilla, then stir into dry ingredients by hand until just combined.

Divide batter between the two loaf pans and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and let cool.  {I removed mine from the pans and set them on this cake server thing I got for a wedding present.}

Whisk together the powdered sugar and applesauce for the glaze.

When the bread has cooled for a bit, remove from the pan onto a cooling rack and spoon the glaze over the top. Allow the glaze to set before slicing.  {That stuff is pretty runny and will make a big mess if you're not careful.}