Cinnamon Applesauce Bread

In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. 

Next add the softened butter and cut the butter into the dry ingredients using your hands to rub it in or a pastry cutter. 

You will have a bowl of brown cinnamon butter crumbs which you then set aside. You can add more cinnamon to taste if you desire. 

In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and the cornstarch. Mix well and set aside. 

In a large mixing bowl combine, applesauce, sour cream, sugar, melted butter, eggs, milk and vanilla extract.  

Whisk together well.

Add the dry ingredients bowl to the wet ingredients bowl. 

Stir together just until the dry and wet ingredients are incorporated. Over stirring will cause the resulting bread to be tough. 

Divide your batter among your bread tins but only fill about 1/3 full. I made five loaves using the small bread tins which are 3 x 6" each. If you want to use large bread pans, 8 x 4" then you will be able to make two loaves with some batter left over (a few cupcakes?). The larger bread pans 9 x 5" will most likely make two loaves. I like the smaller loaf pans because they bake faster and are handy for gift giving. You can also purchase the smaller disposable gift pans from the store. 

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