Lower-Fat Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Bread
1 1/2 cups sugar, DIVIDED
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Glaze
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and remaining 1 cup of sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, applesauce, and oil. Stir into dry ingredients JUST until combined. (Do not overmix.). (If you do not have buttermilk, buttermilk substitutes work. I use lemon juice and milk method.).
Grease the bottom only of a 9-in.x 5-in.x 3-in. loaf pan.
Pour half of the batter into pan; sprinkle with half of the cinnamon-sugar mix.
Carefully spread with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.
Swirl knife through batter.
Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
If desired, combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bread.