Sour Cream Apple Cardamom Quick Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 cups grated apples (such as gala or fuji)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter and flour two 6- to 8-cup loaf pans and reserve.
• 3 in a mixer, cream together the butter, oil and sugars.
• 4 add the eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
• 5 sift together the cardamom, salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour.
• 6 mix into the creamed ingredients, a little at a time, until incorporated, taking care not to overmix.
• 7 stir in the walnuts and apple.
• 8 divide batter between the prepared pans.
• 9 tap pans on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
• 10 bake for approximately 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick poked in centers comes out clean.
• 11 rotate pans halfway through baking.
• 12 after 45 minutes, place sheets of foil loosely over loaves to prevent overbrowning.
• 13 (ovens bake differently, so use your best judgment and a doneness test when gauging cooking time for baked goods.) cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack and turn right-side-up to cool completely.