1 cup bread flour
1 cup all purpose flour
¼ cup oatmeal
¼ cup flax meal
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 Tablespoon Molasses
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup plain yogurt
1 Tablespoon oil
1 1/4 cup half and half
1 egg
Juice of half a lemon
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup
chopped cranberries and sour cherries, mixed
1 Granny
Smith apple, peeled and cored
Directions
1. Line
the bottom of a standard sized loaf pan with parchment paper. Grease and flour
sides.
2. Place
a couple of thin slices of the apple at the bottom of the loaf pan. Dot with
about 1 tablespoon of butter and sprinkle some cinnamon over it. Set aside.
Finely chop the remainder of the apple and mix with the dried fruit.
3. Mix
all the flours, oatmeal, flax meal, salt, baking powder, soda, and nuts,
together in a large bowl.
4. Gently
heat the half and half together with the sugar, chopped fruit and apple, maple
syrup, and molasses. Mix until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside and allow to
cool.
5. Whisk
the yogurt, and egg together. Mix with the half and half mixture then add the
lemon juice. Stir quickly then add the wet ingredients to the dry. Mix until
just incorporated.
6. Pour
batter into prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 55-65 minutes or until a cake tester comes
out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting on a wire rack to
cool completely.
