Chocolate Chip Applesauce Loaf

There's been a long delay since I've posted anything and there are some things I want to add from while I was in Hawaii for Christmas but, for now, a quick post on a quick bread.

Yesterday I was feeling tired and cranky but still really felt like baking for the usual Tuesday night group. Baking makes me feel better. There wasn't a lot of time and there was applesauce to use up so, after a quick recipe creation session, I got this truly quick bread in the oven in under 10 minutes. It was out of the oven, rested, and out of the pan just in time to pack it up to go. It turned out tasty; not too sweet, with a nice apple-cinnamon smell.

Chocolate Chip Applesauce Loaf
350 g all-purpose flour (about 2-1/2 cups)
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups applesauce
100 g brown sugar (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
cinnamon-sugar to sprinkle (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9" x 4" loaf pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk together applesauce, sugar, oil and eggs. Add wet ingredients to dry, stirring just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan. If desired, sprinkle top with cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Or toss it into a paper bag and head out the door.