Oh. My. Goodness. I am in LOVE with this bread.
Despite its modest and understated name, this bread is AMAZINGLY yummy. It was soft, moist, full or flavor and smelled wonderful while baking. Cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves were a perfect medley of flavors to complement the classic pairing of apple and oatmeal.
I was pleasantly surprised at how pretty the sliced loaf looked. The diced, dried apricots had plumped up and stood out like glittery orange jewels. I used plain yogurt instead of buttermilk. For the topping I omitted the brown sugar and just sprinkled and lightly pressed in a handful of toasted walnuts on top.
The recipe was selected by Natalie of Oven Love for this week's Tuesdays with Dorie pick. Find the recipe at her blog or in Baking: From My Home to Yours.
Everyone's version of this bread is just slightly different, but they all sound delicious. I love the golden bits in your bread, another version to try.
ReplyDeleteI loved this bread too! It really is yummy with a cup of coffee.
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks good and I like the idea of using yogurt too!
Yes. You are right. Those apricots stand out like sparkly jewels. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty slices you have, my dear!! Beautiful job! And I'm impressed that you skipped the sugar on top. :o)
ReplyDeleteThose slices are so pretty! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful, girl! Great substitution with the yogurt. Thanks for baking with me! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job on the bread!
ReplyDeleteoh, that's what mine was supposed to look like! Perfect! Glad you loved it.
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Bookmarked! I can't wait to make this. I bet it smells heavenly while baking. Yum!
ReplyDeleteYour loaf of oatmeal bread looks adorable! Just perfect and yummy. I looked at the recipe heading too and thought maybe not. Sure glad I changed my mind!
ReplyDeletewow your bread looks phenom!!
ReplyDeleteyour bread looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking bread! I love the pieces of apricot throughout.
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks amazing! Loved this one!
ReplyDeleteThat first photo of the top of the cake looks so elegant with its neat line of nuts. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Now I wish I'd added some little apricot jewels to mine.
ReplyDeleteYour loaf looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis looks just lovely! Glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks beautiful. Topping it with just nuts was a great idea, there was plenty of sugar in the bread already.
ReplyDeleteYour loaf looks lovely! This really was delicious!
ReplyDeletelooks great! I really loved this bread too
ReplyDeleteTHIS was a great bread. I like the idea of the apricots. So pretty in the bread.
ReplyDeleteYour loaf looks perfect! I wanted to try it with apricots but I had none in the storecupboard. One to try next time :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks SO moist, I definitely wouldn't be able to resist this bread.
ReplyDeleteI love how this looks with the walnuts on top! I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteI somehow missed this recipe, but it sounds great! I'm already thinking about what add-ins I'd use.
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