Apple Butter Bread

Ingredients

• 1.3 cups spiced apple butter 
• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 1  eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 0.5 cup raisins 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• wire rack
• loaf pan
• hand mixer
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x4x2-inch loaf pan.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl.
3. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl until smooth.
4. Add the egg and apple butter; continue beating until smooth.
5. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the raisins and walnuts; mixing just enough to evenly combine.
6. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.