Grainy Apple Raisin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 orange, juice and zest of
• 3 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 cup apple butter
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup multi-grain hot cereal
• 1/2 cup multi-grain flour or 1/2 cup twelve grain flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup golden raisin, soaked in hot water and drained

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, reduce the apple cider until only 1/4 cup is left. let cool.
• 2 preheat oven to 350f, grease a large 9x5" loaf pan.
• 3 heat the orange juice and pour into a large bowl. whisk in the zest and flaxseed. let sit 2-3 minutes.
• 4 mix in the apple butter, oil, egg, vanilla, honey, brown sugar and apple cider reduction.
• 5 stir in the cereal, flours, spice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda until just combined.
• 6 fold in the raisins.
• 7 cover pan with foil and bake 45 minutes, then remove foil and bake a further 1/2 hour, or until a tester comes out clean.
• 8 cool in the pan before turning out.