This bread has the most amazing flavor but… the texture isn’t perfect. When you cut into it, it might fall apart a little. Which is just weird because it is moist. Moist + crumbly (if that’s even the right word) doesn’t make sense. But that’s cool because it’s full of cinnamon and apples. That makes up for it. And the only place I had to transport it was from the table to my mouth. It survived the journey just fine.
I tried decreasing the oat flour. Still crumbly. I omitted the oat flour. Still crumbly. I cut back on the oats and leavening. Added extra egg. Still crumbly and then it tasted “healthy.” No, thank you. I’ll take slightly crumbly and use a spoon if I have to. And I’ve just decided crumbly isn’t correct. This bread is loose!
If anyone has any advice concerning the looseness of my bread, I’d love to hear it. :)
That glaze was so unnecessary. But if you want to make some, it’s just powdered sugar and a little apple juice.
I really doubt anyone would want to make this being as all I did was complain about it, but really, it’s SO good. Hands down my favorite quickbread recipe. Healthified or not. It’s got texture issues but I really don’t think you’ll care unless you’re serving company.
On a totally unrelated note, I’m going to be participating in October Unprocessed. For me, it’s a way to see if I’m really eating as cleanly as I think. Go check it out and take the challenge! If you think a month just isn’t possible, how about a week? A week is doable. Come on, now!
And look! Mr. Texanerin made a recipe box for us. Woohoo! Now I look fancy like all you WordPress people. ;)
100% Whole Grain Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Bread
- Prep Time:
- Cook Time:
- Ready in:
- Yield: 2 4" x 8" loaves
Ingredients
- 1 cup (130 grams) whole wheat flour or spelt flour
- ¼ cup (20 grams) oat flour*
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⅛ (100 grams) cup traditional oats or rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons ground flax seed
- 2 teaspoons vital wheat gluten
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (160 grams) honey
- ¼ cup (60ml) olive oil (not extra-virgin) or canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¼ cup (60ml) apple juice or milk
- 2 cups (220 grams) chopped apples
- 6 tablespoons whole wheat or spelt flour
- 6 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil or normal butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons oats
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Bread:
Streusel:
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F / 162°C. Prepare two 4" x 8" loaf pans by lining them with a piece of parchment paper. You could use baking spray, but I think it's easier when you have streusel to just lift the loaves out of the pan.
- Prepare the streusel by combining everything together in a small bowl. I used a fork. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together the the dry ingredients (through ground flax seed).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the rest of the ingredients except for the apples.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in the apples.
- Divide the batter among the two pans, sprinkle on the streusel, and bake for about 28 - 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. A little sticky is okay, but not wet.
- Let the bread cool in their pans for 10 minutes and then let cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- To make oat flour, grind 20 grams of oats in a coffee grinder or a food processor.
http://www.texanerin.com/2012/09/100-whole-grain-cinnamon-apple-oatmeal-bread.html
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Was gone much quicker than I expected! Brilliantly tasty:-)
Woohoo! That's great to hear. :) Thanks a ton for the feedback and I'll go get started on your other comment now. ;)
I have never seen gluten added to a quick bread. I have only seen it used in yeast breads.
Same with me, but apparently here, I used too much oat-y goodness and the lack of gluten made my bread "loose." Vital wheat gluten fixes that problem. :)
Read all the reviews and added 2 tsp each of gr. flax & vital wheat gluten. It came out wonderful. It's holding together pretty good. The house smells SOOOO good! Thanks so much!
-Paula
Excellent! I'll add your changes to the notes section of the recipe so other people can try it with gluten. Thanks a bunch for the feedback! I hope you enjoy it. :)
It is delicious! I'll be making this again soon! Forgot to tell you, using the parchment paper works like a charm! Great idea.
Thanks for sharing so many awesome recipes!
-Paula
Thank you, Paula! I made an update at the top of the post and added your changes to the recipe. Hopefully that'll prevent any other loaves of "loose" bread. :) And so happy that it turned out well. And the smell is insanely good, isn't it? :)
This bread was sooo good!! Made it before church yesterday and was in a hurry. I didn't have vital gluten and flaxseed. I did add pecans bcz we like them. I forgot to make the glaze and we didn't miss it at all. Had it for a late snack last night, too :). It's the prefect looseness. Thank you!!
Haha. I love that you said looseness. :) I'm so happy that you enjoyed the bread! And pecans sound like a great addition. Thanks a ton for your feedback! :)
Looks good! Neither of your flours contains a lot of gluten. Try throwing in 1-2 tsp. of ground flax seed. It should hold it together better, although it might require more liquid.
Thanks for the tip! It seems to have helped somebody already. :)
I haven't been looking at your blog in a while. I think it's because of all the apple recipes and I don't like apples, but I'm still really sorry. I missed your blog. Your apple bread does look quite good though. The only reason I can think why your bread is loose is because the apple chunks are too big. Maybe it's making the slices top heavy or something? I dunno.
And good luck on twitter. I don't use twitter frankly because I have nothing interesting to say. I'm pretty sure the only think I would write is "doing homework" "studying" "eating a PB&J;" and those are the kinds of things that are like do you not have a life? (something I in fact do not have)
Becca… this is one of my all-time favorite comments. It made me laugh a lot. :) I'm sorry about all the apples! Starting tomorrow, there'll be tons of pumpkin instead. Is that better? :) And maybe it was the big pieces. I'll have to experiment next year because apples are done! Or almost. I have two more apples recipes but that's it. And I'll space them out a little.
I've only used Twitter to reply to other people. I never write stuff about what I'm doing. That would also be really, really boring!
wow, this bread looks insanely delicious!! i love the streusel topping that's completely coated the top!!
It is! And thanks. :)
i'm wondering about yogurt rather than juice or milk?? regardless it looks yummy and as for the crumbliness in the bigger scheme of things that is no so bad. doing the challenge also and looking forward to it in some ways.
That could work! I'd probably try buttermilk, though. Glad to hear that you're doing the challenge too. :)
An hour of making and baking a bread like this one is really worth it. I also love this same recipe because I'm a bit health conscious now.
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I agree! And I'm happy that you like the recipe. :)
Oh my, these bars look absolutely delicious and wonderful! I have been searching for a new breakfast bar to make (yes you can eat yummy sweets for breakfast! :). Its almost like eating apple pie for breakfast … but healthier!
Thanks! And I agree, yummy sweets for breakfast is a must. At least for me. I can't make it through breakfast lately without something sweet!
Yummy! I love breads like this especially with streusel on top. Mmmm! I don't know why it's so crumbly though…. Maybe there's just not enough gluten with all the oats and oat flour to hold it together with the apple pieces too. Doesn't matter to me though, as long as it's delicious – which it certainly looks like it is!
Heidi – I guess that's it. Oh well. I'm with you on this one. It's delicious and that's all that matters. :)
Oh sorry, I meant unrelated…
Anne in WI
Hello from WI! Completely unrated but have you heard of Einkorn wheat? I read a book by a Dr. Mark Hyman recently and he discusses how the wheat we eat now is not the same our grandparents ate and is in fact pretty bad for us. Even if it's all whole wheat style. I ordered some berries of it from a place in Oregon (I believe it was OR) and milled it myself and so far it seems to taste just fine. The newer wheat has been modified to grow faster, resist fungus, resist disease, survive cold, etc. so it has twice as many potential bothersome proteins than the old school wheat. Any thoughts? Have you hear of it? Tried it? I'm not so good using my own milled wheat so my pancakes might be better if I add more of the flour to them since the batter is so runny. -Anne annep2b@gmail.com
Hi Anne! I've heard of it but never really looked into it. I just did some googling and it seems worth looking to. I'm going to try to find it at the health food store the next time I go. If I find it, I'll try it out and see if a recipe I've tried before comes out differently. I'll let you know by email if it works! Thanks for the tip. :)
I can't wait to see how you get on with October Unprocessed; I'm not sure how long I'd last but I'd really like to try it some time!
Also I may have to hit up Mr Texanerin for how to make a recipe box!
I don't think it'll be so bad! Or maybe I'm just delusional. Maybe I need to make sure I really understand what counts as processed. :)
And Mr. Texanerin said he might do a tutorial if some people are interested!
Erin! The bread looks yummy! Maybe the bread is loose ;-) because of the low gluten content? There's not much flour in there! But who cares?! Put it in a bowl and eat up! I'd happily have a bowl of that bread for breakfast. Yum.
And nice work on the recipe box Mr. T. Looks great!
You all are making me laugh! But maybe you're right with the gluten. I thought about adding some vital wheat gluten and then I didn't because I thought most people don't have that and don't want to buy it for a tablespoon or so. And Mr. T.? Haha. He was very happy to get a compliment from you (and the others!)
I have no problem with "falling apart" bread. The crumbliness is the best part anyway!
What?! Nooo. Crumbliness is bad! And I love that nobody cares. :)
The apple bread looks fantastic! Who cares if it's crumbly. But I wonder if it has to do with the apples? I made apple cupcakes and they also were so moist, but fell apart quite easily. let me know if you figure it out. Maybe it will fix my cupcakes too.
I'll let you know if I figure it out! Maybe it does have to do with the apples. I've just never had this with quickbread. Weird!
Wow – this bread looks incredible!!! All those apple chunks have me ready to preheat my oven and make this now… if only I had apples left!
Thank you! We really liked the big chunks too. :)
This looks really good. Wouldn't be able to tell why is it a bit crumbly but to be honest it looks fine with me although I know what you mean :-) Either way I am sure it got eaten right? Nice thing your husband helps you update/fix your cite. My husband won't even be able to print a piece of paper without messing something up :-)
Aww, Miryam. I'm sure he's not that bad. :) And yes, all billion loaves got eaten!
I don't really care if it is crumbly or not, I just want to eat it! This looks amazing!
Thanks! And happy that people don't care about the looseness. :)
I love the look of that topping and those chunks of apples!
Thanks! I did my best to make it not boring looking. You should have the first loaf. Yikes.
Wow the loaf looks sooooo good. I would so eat crumbly bread with a spoon too. Love the recipe box :-)
Mr. T and I both thank you. :) And hey, it's loose! Loose bread. :)
This is so pretty! I love that topping, Erin! I am thinking about October unprocessed too. I know it would be such a challenge for me!
Thanks! And I think you should give it a try. A week can't hurt, can it? :)
I think your loose bread looks gorgeous! =) crumbly or not, it looks undoubtedly delicious. and good choice on the glaze – yum!
I giggle every time I read loose bread. It's just ridiculous. Hope your TV thing went well today! If I didn't get the day messed up…
I saw your comment on my blog..sweet potatoes are expensive here too. I have to locate Turkish shops where they sell them..normal Dutch stores do not. Well you can sometimes find super small ones for an incredibly higher price than the high price I am already paying at the turkish stores. I do whole grain eating aswell :) I love paleo for desserts aswell. I've lost close to 140 pounds in 2 years and totally revamped the way I cook and bake for myself and family. We still do the full fat sweets every now and then but I can't begin to tell you how much I love the lower fat/sugar way of eating and using things like whole wheat,quinoa and everything else I can get my hands on :) Im still new to it all and alot of the ingredients are not easy to find here and when you can find them they are waaaay more expensive. So I get things here and there and try them out. I have a jar of coconut oil to try now and I cant wait!
Good for you on your weight loss! :) Sweet potatoes aren't so easy to find here either but I do know of one store that carries them all the time. The coconut oil / butter thing is so confusing because I think they use the same word for both and you can't tell by the jar. So I make homemade coconut butter and I use the hard stuff near the butter as my coconut oil. Love it! Hope it works out for you and that it wasn't so expensive. If you can think of anything we might have that you don't, let me know and I'll look. :)
This looks so amazing! And I'm a believer that no glaze is ever unnecessary. ;)
You have a point. It certainly added some even more goodness… :)
Aww, I hope you get well soon! This is nothing like a cake but I'm sure they'll feel special anyway. :) And I love your idea. You and I can be the official ambassadors of fall baking for Europe. I've got Germany covered!
If Kathryn is reading this, do you all do fall baking? England might be easiest to tackle but I'm guessing they don't need our help. :)
Soooo making this as soon as I stop coughing..Fall as come to The Netherlands and we celebrated it by getting sick :P Don't be bothered by the cumbly texture..it just means for me that now I can say this is like a cake and it will make my 3 guys feel extra special when they know I went the extra mile to bake them a whole grain cinnamon apple oatmeal quick bread/ cake :) I LOVE fall baking :) We need to start a trend over here for the Germans and Dutch people..Fall baking..embrace it,love it,try it :) lol
I think the loaf looks gorgeous! And yummy =).
I wonder if you've having difficulty slicing it because of the large chunks of apple perhaps? Maybe if the apples were grated instead of chopped the bread would hold together better. Just a thought.
Either way, I love to crumble quick bread over yogurt or oatmeal, so this is absolutely going on my list!
In one version I did half grated, half chopped and it didn't make a difference. Maybe the apples that were chopped were just too big. Wow, I've made way too many version of this recipe. And I went with the first. Oh well. They were all delicious except the last healthy tasting one. I hope you like the bread! And thanks for the tip. :)