Whole wheat flour and bran make this recipe for Apple Orange Whole Wheat Amish Friendship Bread fiber-rich, and the orange zest adds a tangy zing.
To learn more about baking Amish Friendship Bread with whole wheat flour, check out this FAQ: Baking with Whole Wheat Flour. And if you need to perfect your orange zesting skills (this works for ANY citrus), my friend Kris has a great primer at Attainable Sustainable.
Apple Orange Whole Wheat Amish Friendship Bread
Whole wheat flour and bran make this recipe for Apple Orange Whole Wheat Amish Friendship Bread fiber-rich, and the orange zest adds a tangy zing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
- ⅔ cup flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup wheat bran
- ½ cup butter softened
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 apple peeled, cored and diced
- rind of 3 oranges grated
- ⅔ cup walnuts chopped
- Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
- In large bowl combine dry ingredients except walnuts.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and blend. Stir in apples, orange rind and starter.
- Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and combine. Let the batter rest for 20 minutes. Grease two large loaf pans and dust with Cinnamon-Sugar mixture.
- Fold in walnuts
- Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining Cinnamon-Sugar mixture on the top.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- ENJOY!
Notes
For best results, let the batter rest for 20 minutes before baking.
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Can you use oatmeal in place of the wheat bran? Or what else can you use, or can you just leave it out?
Hi Diane! You can swap with wheat germ, or if you only have oatmeal on hand, grind it up in your blender or food processor and add in. It will change the texture of the bread and may need a little extra flour if it’s too wet.
I want to make this for both my aunts, who need to add whole grains to their daily meals.
Would it be just as good using wheat germ instead of wheat bran in the bread?
Hi! From what I have read, Belinda, you can substitute them! Let us know how it goes!
I can’t wait to try this one!