Name: Breakfast Apple Bran Loaf
Yield: Makes one 9x5 loaf
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 scant cup buttermilk; 1 large apple, grated (about 1 cup); 1/2 cup melted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/3 cup plain, unsweetened bran cereal; 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour; 1/2 cup oat bran or coarsely pulsed oats, plus more for topping; 1/2 cup natural cane sugar; 1/3 cup muscavado sugar (or brown sugar), plus more for topping; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg; Salted butter, room temperature, for serving

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Breakfast Apple Bran LoafSprouted Kitchen

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