Recipe: Apple Bread (using canning jars, crock pot)

APPLE BREAD

Cooking spray with flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons cooking oil or melted butter
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/2 cup warm water

Coat two 1-pint (or four 1/2-pint) straight-sided, wide-mouthed canning jars with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, apple pie spice and salt. Make a well in the center, then set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, oil, eggs and applesauce. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. Stir in the walnuts. Divide the batter between the prepared canning jars.

Cover the jars tightly with greased foil (greased side in). Place the jars in a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Pour the 1/2 cup warm water around the jars.

Cover crock pot and cook on high for 1 3/4 to 2 hours or until a toothpick or long wooden skewer inserted near the centers of the cakes comes out clean. Remove the jars from the cooker and place on a wire rack. Cool for 10 minutes, then carefully remove the bread from the jars (do not cover the jars with the cakes inside). Serve warm.

Makes 2 to 4 small cakes, 12 servings
Source: Better Homes and Gardens Slow-Cooker Meals