Apple Bread with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup chopped toasted Dickey Farms pecans

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons applesauce

2 cups finely chopped peeled apples

1 tablespoon sugar (for sprinkling the top)

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder.

In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and applesauce.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until incorporated. Fold in apples and 1/2 cup of pecans. Combine remaining pecans, sugar, and ground cinnamon; sprinkle over loaf.

Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Invert to remove loaf as soon as possible and place on wire rack. Allow loaf to cool before cutting.

Enjoy!