Maple Snack Bread

Maple Snack Bread

3 cups white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup wheat bran flakes (cereal)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
3 eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 Tablespoon maple flavoring (or real syrup)
1 can evaporated milk
1 can apple pie filling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare 2 loaf pans with oil. [I prefer to oil and flour my bread pans to allow for nonstick without an overly oily exterior.]

In a large bowl, sift together white flour and whole wheat flour, then mix in brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, bran flakes, and walnuts. In a separate bowl, cream together eggs and butter, then add the maple syrup, evaporated milk, and pie filling. Add the wet mix to the dry mix, stirring until just moistened. Spoon the dough into the 2 loaf pans and bake for 55 - 65 minutes. Cool in the pans on the counter for 10 minutes and then turn the loaves out onto a cooling rack.


[Amber Note: Consider making your own apple pie filling! I take 3-5 baking apples and peel, core, and cut them into a medium bowl. Then I add add a generous dash of ground ginger, ground cinnamon, pinch of salt, and handful of white sugar to the bowl. Mix the ingredients together well and set aside for about 10 to 20 minutes, allowing the juicing process to occur. Add the apple mix to a medium pot on the stove, and turn onto a low heat, stirring occasionally until the apples have softened to the point where they will slide off a fork and are limp but not mushy.]