Apple Oatmeal Bread Recipe

• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• ½ cup Oatmeal (ground)
• ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg
• ½ cup Raisins
• ½ cup chopped Dates
• ½ cup softened Butter
• ½ cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Apple (grated)
• ¾ cup Buttermilk

• Combine flour, oatmeal, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Keep aside.
• Beat butter and brown sugar in a separate bowl, until light.
• Mix with the flour-mixture.
• Add raisins, dates, apples, and buttermilk. Knead into a smooth dough.
• Place on a buttered loaf pan.
• Create some steam inside the oven by placing a large pan of hot water inside.
• Remove the pan and bake the loaf pan at 275 degrees F for 2 hours.
• Remove from the oven and invert on a wire rack.
• Slice and serve warm.